bumblebee

See also: bumble-bee

English

Two views of a bumblebee (Bombus terrestrisCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)#Bombus%20terrestris).

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Etymology

1520s from bumble + beeCategory:English compound terms#BUMBLEBEE, replacing Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BUMBLEBEE humbul-be. Merged with Middle EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BUMBLEBEE bombeln (to boom, buzz), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from UkrainianCategory:English semantic loans from Ukrainian#BUMBLEBEECategory:English terms derived from Ukrainian#BUMBLEBEE джміль (džmilʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

bumblebee (plural bumblebees)Category:English lemmas#BUMBLEBEECategory:English nouns#BUMBLEBEECategory:English countable nouns#BUMBLEBEECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BUMBLEBEECategory:Pages with entries#BUMBLEBEECategory:Pages with 1 entry#BUMBLEBEE

  1. Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) humblebeeCategory:English links with manual fragments#BUMBLEBEE, dumbledoreCategory:English links with manual fragments#BUMBLEBEE
  2. A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
  3. A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

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