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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Have you folks ever heard the theory that bumblebees can’t fly aerodynamically?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The tech is specific enough to register the wingbeat frequency and size of the insect, to make sure the drone chops down moths and not bumblebees.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
The influence of stress on a bumblebee was unambiguous.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Honeybees and bumblebees are used commercially to support billions of dollars of crop production annually.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
The tech is specific enough to register the wingbeat frequency and size of the insect, to make sure the drone chops down moths and not bumblebees.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024
The influence of stress on a bumblebee was unambiguous.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2024
Honeybees and bumblebees are used commercially to support billions of dollars of crop production annually.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
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bumblebee
noun
bum·ble·bee
ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē
: any of numerous large hairy social bees
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