Humblebee
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Humblebee is a noun meaning (obsolete) A bumblebee.
Meaning
(obsolete) A bumblebee.
Example Sentences
The Fox, the Ape, and the Humble-Bee, Were ſtill at oddes being but three.
1800's, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Humblebee Burly, dozing humblebee, Where thou art is clime for me.
Hence I have very little doubt, that if the whole genus of humble-bees became extinct or very rare in England, the heartsease and red clover would become very rare, or wholly disappear.
Word Forms
- humblebees
- humble-bee
Synonyms for humblebee
Depending on context, synonyms include bumblebee.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bumblebee, dog-bee, beejoo, beezer, beek, bumblekite.
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