Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Humblebee"
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) 1.7 (wn)
humblebee
n : robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: {bumblebee}]
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