- bumblebees
- Apidae Apidae n.
1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:
{honeybees}; {carpenter bees}; {bumblebees}.
Syn: family {Apidae}. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bumblebees
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