bumblebee

noun

bum·ble·bee ˈbəm-bəl-ˌbē

variants or less commonly bumble bee

: any of numerous large robust hairy social bees (genus Bombus)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And yes, before everyone gets annoyed, the garden fairy outfit was tied to their two adorable children, whose costumes were a butterfly and a bumblebee.

William Earl, Variety, 13 Nov. 2022 Katherine dressed up as a garden fairy to match their daughters, who wore butterfly and bumblebee costumes.

Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2022 Another startup, Arruga AI Farming, created a robot whose vibrations mimic the buzz of a bumblebee as a way of inducing pollination.

Shoshanna Solomon, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022 Incidentally, DishBrain’s 800,000 neurons are much closer to that of a bumblebee than anything resembling a human brain.

Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 Oct. 2022 Shoppers at the retail chain in 19 other states -- including Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia -- also preferred the bumblebee last year.

Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 30 Sep. 2022 In 2021, a bumblebee costume was the most popular for pets at Walmart stores in Alabama, the release said.

Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 30 Sep. 2022 Last, but not least—the adorable design is hardly an afterthought—there are many animals to choose from, including a bumblebee, mouse, hedgehog, cow, ladybug, piglet, and tiger.

Lauren Gray, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022 In that famous July 2012 speech that ended a crisis of confidence in the euro, Draghi likened the currency shared by 19 different nations to a bumblebee.

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2022 See More

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