Bombus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A buzzing or humming. obsolete, rare, uncountable

    "[…] the bombus of honey-laden bees […]"

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genus bombus

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"[…] the bombus of honey-laden bees […]"

Etymology

Latin bombus

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