humblebee
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of humblebee
1400–50; late Middle English humbul-be; akin to Dutch hommel drone, German Hummelbiene kind of wild-bee, Middle Low German homelbe; probably akin to hum
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It is since long scientifically explained that the humblebee is perfectly fit to fly, and how.
From Economist
Here and there was a humblebee, gathering honey from the small purple catkins of the prostrate willows, now in full bloom.
From Project Gutenberg
Such requisites are perfectly fulfilled by the humblebee, and we may well hazard the prophecy that the Bombus is the welcomed affinity of the flower.
From Project Gutenberg
There were two blind men went to see Two cripples run a race, The bull did fight the humblebee And scratched him in the face.
From Project Gutenberg
The European species wears blue, the bee's favorite color according to Sir John Lubbock; the nectar hidden in its spurs, which are shorter, stouter, and curved, is accessible only to the largest humblebees.
From Project Gutenberg
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