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- noun Alternative spelling of
bumblebee .
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Examples
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Going back to spelling, I was a bit dubious of the example given of a word with five consecutive consonants - cmrlj which is Slovenian for bumble-bee - first off, "lj" is a single letter in Slovenian and second I think the "r" is basically functioning as a vowel there.
Stephen Fry and Poland; and Communism nwhyte 2009
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"Bow-wow!" said Toto, and ran away at a mad gallop to chase a bumble-bee.
Love Letters 2010
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Experimental variation in polyandry affects parasite loads and fitness in a bumble-bee.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Experimental variation in polyandry affects parasite loads and fitness in a bumble-bee.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Experimental variation in polyandry affects parasite loads and fitness in a bumble-bee.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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And even looking at it head-on, I would say the bee orchid in the picture h is pretty clearly more of a bumble-bee orchid than a honey-bee orchid.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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Most of the prayers are said out loud thereby avoiding the nonsensical bumble-bee hum that is to be found in many Shules there the prayers are ploughed through to get to the end.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Making Synagogue Stimulating Again 2009
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And even looking at it head-on, I would say the bee orchid in the picture h is pretty clearly more of a bumble-bee orchid than a honey-bee orchid.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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I hope they didnt change Nimbus into a bumble-bee Transformers look alike lol … This movie is gonna be the funniest thing to watch when it comes out haha.
Full Dragonball Teaser Trailer Hits As Well! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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A bumble-bee alighted and strolled on the crown of his Panama hat.
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