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bumblebee n. 大黄蜂 大黄蜂 bumblebee n 1: robust hairy social bee of temperate regions [ synonym: { bumblebee}, { humblebee}] Bee \ Bee\ ( b[= e]), n. [ AS. be[' o]; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b[= y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [ root] 97.] 1. ( Zool.) An insect of the order { Hymenoptera}, and family { Apid[ ae]} ( the honeybees), or family { Andrenid[ ae]} ( the solitary bees.) See { Honeybee}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee ({ Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the { Apis mellifica} there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the { Apis ligustica} of Spain and Italy; the { Apis Indica} of India; the { Apis fasciata} of Egypt. The { bumblebee} is a species of { Bombus}. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to { Melipoma} and { Trigona}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [ U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. -- S. G. Goodrich. [ 1913 Webster] 3. pl. [ Prob. fr. AS. be[' a] h ring, fr. b? gan to bend. See 1st { Bow}.] ( Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore- topmast stays through; -- called also { bee blocks}. [ 1913 Webster] { Bee beetle} ( Zool.), a beetle ({ Trichodes apiarius}) parasitic in beehives. { Bee bird} ( Zool.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. { Bee flower} ( Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus { Ophrys} ({ Ophrys apifera}), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. { Bee fly} ( Zool.), a two winged fly of the family { Bombyliid[ ae]}. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees. { Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an apiary. -- Mortimer. { Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also { propolis}. { Bee hawk} ( Zool.), the honey buzzard. { Bee killer} ( Zool.), a large two- winged fly of the family { Asilid[ ae]} ( esp. { Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon the honeybee. See { Robber fly}. { Bee louse} ( Zool.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect ({ Braula c[ ae] ca}) parasitic on hive bees. { Bee martin} ( Zool.), the kingbird ({ Tyrannus Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees. { Bee moth} ( Zool.), a moth ({ Galleria cereana}) whose larv[ ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives. { Bee wolf} ( Zool.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of { Bee beetle}. { To have a bee in the head} or { To have a bee in the bonnet}. ( a) To be choleric. [ Obs.] ( b) To be restless or uneasy. -- B. Jonson. ( c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. " She' s whiles crack- brained, and has a bee in her head." -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] beebalm
Bumblebee \ Bum" ble* bee`\, n. [ OE. bumblen to make a humming noise ( dim. of bum, v. i.) bee. Cf. { Humblebee}.] ( Zool.) A large bee of the genus { Bombus}, sometimes called { humblebee}; -- so named from its sound. [ 1913 Webster] Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out. [ 1913 Webster]
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