bumblebee
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See also: bumble-bee
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bumblebee (plural bumblebees)
- Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) humblebee, dumbledore
- 2008, Christopher Paolini, “Rider and Ra'zac”, in Brisingr, page 69:
- The bumblebee's mane glowed in the morning light—each hair sharp and distinct to Eragon—and its blurred wings generated a gentle bombilation, like a tattoo played on a drum. Pollen powdered the bristles on its legs.
- A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
- A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.
Derived terms
[edit]- American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
- buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
- bumblebee bat
- bumblebee model
- bumblebee moth
- common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens)
- cuckoo-bumblebee (Bombus (Psithyrus))
- Cullum's bumblebee (Bombus cullumanus)
- early bumblebee (Bombus pratorum)
- forest bumblebee (Bombus sylvicola)
- Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini)
- garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
- great yellow bumblebee (Bombus distinguendus)
- heath bumblebee (Bombus jonellus)
- large earth bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
- large garden bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus)
- red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)
- short-haired bumblebee (Bombus subterraneus)
- small garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum)
- Sonoran bumble bee (Bombus sonorus)
- white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)
Translations
[edit]genus of bee
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mid-yellow colour
iced drink of layered orange juice and espresso
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References
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bumblebee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bombus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Bombus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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