Bumblebee

//ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
  2. 2
    robust hairy social bee of temperate regions wordnet
  3. 3
    A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
  4. 4
    A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

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humblebeebeedronedumbledoredumbledorehumblebee

Example

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"A bumblebee flew out the window."

Etymology

1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

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American bumblebeeCullum's bumblebeeFranklin's bumblebeeSonoran bumble beebuff-tailed bumblebeebumblebee batbumblebee modelbumblebee mothcommon eastern bumblebeecuckoo-bumblebeeearly bumblebeeforest bumblebee

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