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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The latest chapter in the saga of a 300-acre development in the Verdugo Mountains revolves around surveillance cameras and native bumblebees. —

Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 Xerces’ Bumblebee Watch and Bumblebee Atlas train volunteers to identify bumblebees in their area and submit pictures. —

Amy Chillag, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024 Have you folks ever heard the theory that bumblebees can’t fly aerodynamically? —

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 See all Example Sentences for bumblebee