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bumble-bee Definition


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bumble-bee
humble-bee
noun
    1. A large hairy black and yellow bee that forms smaller colonies than the honey bee and produces only small amounts of honey, but pollinates many flowers that are important food for livestock, eg clover.
Etymology: 16c: from the old verb bumble to boom or buzz.



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