bumblebee

ˈbʌmblˌbiː

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Definition of bumblebee - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

entomologylarge hairy bee known for pollination

The bumblebee buzzed around the garden.

humblebee

nature

Rare

mid yellow color like the striped pollinating insect

Rare

She painted her room a bumblebee yellow.

amber

golden

yellow

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large hairy bee known for pollination

Expressions with bumblebee

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bumblebee bat

very small bat species known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat

The bumblebee bat is the world's smallest mammal.

cuckoo-bumblebee

bee parasitic in bumblebee nests

The cuckoo-bumblebee infiltrated the bumblebee nest.

Origin of bumblebee

English, bumble (to hum) + bee (insect)

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bourdon

entomology

bumblebee, genus Bombus

cuckoo bee

entomology

bee species parasitizing bumblebee or other nests

cuckoo-bumblebee

entomology

bee parasitic in bumblebee nests

Examples of bumblebee in a sentence

We watched a bumblebee collecting nectar.
The designer chose a bumblebee shade for the logo.
Her dress was a bright bumblebee hue.

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French:bourdon, jaune bourdon, ...
German:Hummel, Hummelgelb, ...
Italian:bombo, giallo bombo, ...
Spanish:abejorro, amarillo abejorro, ...
Portuguese:abelhão, amarelo-abelha, ...
Chinese:熊蜂, 大黄蜂黄, ...
Japanese:マルハナバチ, ...
Arabic:طَنَّانَة, أَصفَر نَحل الطَّنَّان, ...
Hebrew:בּוֹמְבּוּס, צָהוֹב דְּבוֹרָה, ...
Russian:шмель, шмелиный желтый, ...
Ukrainian:джміль, джмелиний жовтий, ...
Hindi:भौंरा, भौंरा पीला, ...
Bengali:ভোমরা, বাম্বলবি হলুদ, ...
Catalan:borinot, groc abella, ...
Czech:čmelák, sytě žlutá, ...
Danish:humlebi, ...
Dutch:hommel, hommeltjesgeel, ...
Greek:βομβίνος, κίτρινο της βομβίνας, ...
Hungarian:poszméh, méhecskesárga, ...
Khmer:ឃ្មុំធំរោមក្រាស់, ពណ៌លឿងឃ្មុំធំ, ...
Korean:호박벌, 호박벌 노랑, ...
Persian:زنبور پشمالو, زرد زنبوری, ...
Polish:trzmiel, żółcień trzmielowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):mamangava, amarelo zangão, ...
Romanian:bondar, galben bondar, ...
Swedish:humla, humlegul, ...
Thai:ผึ้งภมร, สีเหลืองผึ้ง, ...
Turkish:yaban arısı, yaban arısı sarısı, ...
Vietnamese:ong nghệ, vàng ong nghệ, ...

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