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Etymology

1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).

derived from bombeln — “to boom, buzz”
derived from humbul-be

Definitions

1
Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
- The bumblebee's mane glowed in the morning light—each hair sharp and distinct to Eragon—and its blurred wings generated a gentle bombilation, like a tattoo played on a drum. Pollen powdered the bristles on its legs.
A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.

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Derived

American bumblebee, buff-tailed bumblebee, bumblebee bat, bumblebee catfish, bumblebee model, bumblebee moth, common eastern bumblebee, cuckoo-bumblebee, Cullum's bumblebee, early bumblebee, forest bumblebee, Franklin's bumblebee, garden bumblebee, great yellow bumblebee, heath bumblebee, large earth bumblebee, large garden bumblebee, red-tailed bumblebee, short-haired bumblebee, small garden bumblebee, Sonoran bumble bee, white-tailed bumblebee

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