bumblebee Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
    humblebee.

WordNet

Bum"ble*bee` noun
Etymology
OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v.i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound. ✍ There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.

Webster 1913