humblebee

American  

[huhm-buhl-bee] / ˈhʌm bəlˌbi /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. bumblebee.

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humblebee British  

/ ˈhʌmbəlˌbiː /

noun

1. another name for the bumblebee

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

The butterfly and humblebee Come to the pleasant woods with me; Quickly before me runs the quail, Her chickens skulk behind the rail; High up the lone wood-pigeon sits, And the woodpecker pecks and flits.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 3 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Here and there was a humblebee, gathering honey from the small purple catkins of the prostrate willows, now in full bloom.

From Birds in the Bush by Torrey, Bradford

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 My Studio Neighbors by Gibson, William Hamilton

A humblebee from the Square Garden boomed in and buzzed idly round the room.

From Saint's Progress by Galsworthy, John