Bumblebee

Bum·ble·bee

Bumblebee

n.

[OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.]

A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound. (Zool.)

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