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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bumblebee \Bum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf {Humblebee}.] (Zo["o]l.) A large bee of the genus {Bombus}, sometimes called {humblebee}; -- so named from its sound. Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Humblebee \Hum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. humbilbee hombulbe cf D. hommel, G. hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw humla; perh. akin to hum. [root]15. Cf {Bumblebee}.] (Zo["o]l.) The bumblebee. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: humblebee n : robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: {bumblebee}]
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