humblebee

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humblebee - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.] (Zool.)
     The bumblebee. --Shak.
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  Bumblebee \Bum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming
     noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zool.)
     A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called
     humblebee; -- so named from its sound.
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     Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it
           in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.
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humblebee - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  humblebee
      n 1: robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn:
           bumblebee, humblebee]