bumblebee

/ˈbʌmbəlˌbiː/

bumblebee

English Noun Top 17,562

Definition

Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.

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).