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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Flowers have a white-to-lavender hue with purple specks and invite bumblebees, native bees, and honey bees to the garden.
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
For instance, social bees such as bumblebees collect food for other colony members and larvae.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
Like Minds Research shows bumblebees and humans share many of these behaviors.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
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Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
For instance, social bees such as bumblebees collect food for other colony members and larvae.
—Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
Like Minds Research shows bumblebees and humans share many of these behaviors.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024
However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
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bumblebee
noun
bum·ble·bee
ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē
: any of numerous large hairy social bees
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