bumblebee
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bumblebee
Example Sentences
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Others held balloons emblazoned with pictures of bumblebees, a reference to the young girl's nickname "Matilda Bee".
From Barron's
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that an insect, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris, can choose where to gather food by recognizing how long a visual signal lasts.
From Science Daily
They rolled past the herd of cows, past clumps of wildflowers, past a quiet pond, past birds and field mice and bumblebees.
From Literature
The estate is home to rare wildlife, including curlew, mountain bumblebees, lapwings, red squirrels, cuckoo and merlin, as well as Atlantic salmon and critically endangered eels, but the conservationists say nature could be richer still.
From BBC
She also raised concerns over the environmental impact because honeybees in excessive numbers could outcompete bumblebees, solitary bees and butterflies.
From BBC
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