bumblebee

noun

bum·ble·bee ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē

variants or less commonly bumble bee

: any of numerous large robust hairy social bees (genus Bombus)

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Pets: Pet owners like to dress up their pets as a pumpkin (10%), hot dog (6%), a bat (4%), ghost (3%) and bumblebee (3%). —

Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024 The Morrison bumblebee, for example, has declined in relative abundance by 74 percent in the last decade. —

Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 Hidden in the back, Bluewater is small and unfussy with covered outdoor seating that’s surrounded by curtains of hanging vines and frequented by bumblebees flying among the tall stands of flowers. —

Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024 Previous studies have found that honeybees, bumblebees and hummingbirds could pull pollen from flowers through the air with their electric charges. —

Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bumblebee