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Bumblebee  n.  (Zool.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; so named from its sound. Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.





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"Bumblebee" Quotes from Famous Books



... Edison boy was investigating a bumblebee's nest in a field close to the fence. He was so interested in watching the bees that he didn't notice a cross old ram till it had butted in and sent him sprawling. Although he was then 'between two fires,' the little lad was quick-witted enough to jump up and climb the fence just in ...
— Radio Boys Cronies • Wayne Whipple and S. F. Aaron
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... apple-tree outside, took little interest in the proceedings. The hot sun beat down on the long stretch of blue-grass, and up from the creek came the warm odor of mint; a fat old bumblebee hummed close to her head, but she did not stir. She was thinking about ...
— Southern Stories - Retold from St. Nicholas • Various
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... the other end of the porch, also gazed gloomily down the road. The fact that he must make his presence known was annihilated by the yet more urgent fact that he could think of nothing to say. A bumblebee wheeled in narrowing circles above his head and finally lighted upon his coat-sleeve. But Mr. Opp remained immovable. He was searching his vocabulary for a word which would gently crack the silence without ...
— Mr. Opp • Alice Hegan Rice
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... and see him!" said Wallie Woodpecker, and away he flew. Timothy Toad hopped on down the road until he met Billie Bumblebee. ...
— Friendly Fairies • Johnny Gruelle
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... argued further: "Ner I can't see What's th' use o' wings to a bumblebee 10 Fer to git a livin' with, more'n to me; Ain't my business Importanter'n his'n is? That Icarus Made a perty muss— 15 Him an' his daddy Daedalus. They might 'a' knowed wings made o' wax Wouldn't stan' sun heat ...
— Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year • E.C. Hartwell
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... why a steamboat whistle is usually of much lower pitch than is a toy whistle; why a banjo player moves his fingers toward the drum end of the banjo when he plays high notes; why the sound made by a mosquito is higher in pitch than that made by a bumblebee. ...
— Common Science • Carleton W. Washburne
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... heard him, though Johnny did not know that. Horses and men tilted heads comically and stared up at the great, swooping thing that came buzzing like a monstrous bumblebee that has learned to stutter. Then the horses squatted cowering away from it, and scattered like drops of water when a stone is thrown into ...
— Skyrider • B. M. Bower
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Words linked to "Bumblebee" :   Bombus, bee, cuckoo-bumblebee, genus Bombus


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