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humblebee

[ huhm-buhl-bee ]

noun

Chiefly British.


humblebee

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noun

  1. another name for the bumblebee
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of humblebee1

1400–50; late Middle English humbul-be; akin to Dutch hommel drone, German Hummelbiene kind of wild-bee, Middle Low German homelbe; probably akin to hum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of humblebee1

C15: related to Middle Dutch hommel bumblebee, Old High German humbal; see hum
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It is since long scientifically explained that the humblebee is perfectly fit to fly, and how.

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Here and there was a humblebee, gathering honey from the small purple catkins of the prostrate willows, now in full bloom.

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Such requisites are perfectly fulfilled by the humblebee, and we may well hazard the prophecy that the Bombus is the welcomed affinity of the flower.

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There were two blind men went to see   Two cripples run a race, The bull did fight the humblebee   And scratched him in the face.

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The European species wears blue, the bee's favorite color according to Sir John Lubbock; the nectar hidden in its spurs, which are shorter, stouter, and curved, is accessible only to the largest humblebees.

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