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Pronunciation: [bˈʌmbə͡lbˌiːz] (IPA)

Bumblebees, also known as humble bees, are fuzzy and chubby insects known for their adorable appearance and crucial role in pollination. These bees are also sometimes referred to as bourdons or dumbledores, borrowing their names from the French word for bumblebee and the fictional character from the Harry Potter series, respectively. Other synonyms for bumblebees include buzzers, fuzzies, and flying teddy bears. Bumblebees have captured our hearts and imagination due to their cute appearance and important role in maintaining the ecosystem. Whether we call them bumblebees, bourdons, or dumbledores, it is certain that these fuzzy insects will continue to be an essential part of our world.
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  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, plural
      Bees.

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    Insects, pollinators, Hymenoptera (order of insects).

Usage examples for Bumblebees

A meadow lark sprang up with a song in the adjoining field, a few heavy old bumblebees droned in the clover as we cut it, and once a frightened rabbit ran out, darting swiftly under the orchard fence.
"Adventures In Friendship"
David Grayson
In the clover the bumblebees, the crickets, and the grasshoppers boomed, chirped, crackled, shouting their joy to be alive in so good a place and on so good a day.
"The Doctor A Tale Of The Rockies"
Ralph Connor
The same is true of the bumblebees; they are the creatures of a summer.
"The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers"
John Burroughs

Famous quotes with Bumblebees

  • What should we do if it want for the churches? Thare iz a plenty ov people who kant worship God only in a church. If they were out in a field on the Sabbath day they would at once bekum lawless, and fall to digging out woodchucks or hunting for bumblebees' nests.
    Josh Billings
  • Leaves glowing in the sun, zealous hum of bumblebees, From afar, from somewhere beyond the river, echoes of lingering voices And the unhurried sounds of a hammer gave joy not only to me. Before the five senses were opened, and earlier than any beginning They waited, ready, for all those who would call themselves mortals, So that they might praise, as I do, life, that is, happiness.
    Czesław Miłosz

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