3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: humblebee n : robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [syn: {bumblebee}]
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