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  • as inbee
  • as ininsect

synonyms for bumblebee

  • drone
  • honey bee
  • killer bee
  • queen bee
  • ant
  • aphid
  • bee
  • beetle
  • butterfly
  • cockroach
  • dragonfly
  • flea
  • fruit fly
  • gnat
  • grasshopper
  • ladybug
  • mite
  • mosquito
  • moth
  • pest
  • spider
  • termite
  • tick
  • arachnid
  • arthropod
  • bedbug
  • cootie
  • fly
  • hornet
  • louse
  • daddy longlegs
  • praying mantis
  • yellowjacket
  • vermin
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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bumblebee, such as: drone, honey bee, killer bee, and queen bee.
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How to use bumblebee in a sentence

This past summer, my wife and I ventured to an area near Mount Adams in southwestern Washington state to census bumblebees.
WE CRUSH, POISON, AND DESTROY INSECTS AT OUR OWN PERIL - ISSUE 95: ESCAPEJOHN HAINZEJANUARY 20, 2021NAUTILUS
Survey participants choose a territory where they capture and photograph bumblebees on two occasions.
WE CRUSH, POISON, AND DESTROY INSECTS AT OUR OWN PERIL - ISSUE 95: ESCAPEJOHN HAINZEJANUARY 20, 2021NAUTILUS
When bumblebees snip little confetti-like bits out of a plant’s leaves, the bees can prompt a slowpoke plant to bloom early.
HERE’S THE SUMMER SCIENCE YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSEDJANET RALOFFSEPTEMBER 1, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
Then the researchers trapped the bumblebees with nonblooming plants.
BUMBLEBEES MAY BITE LEAVES TO SPUR PLANT BLOOMINGSUSAN MILIUSJULY 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
Here’s a tip for bumblebees to get a slowpoke plant to bloom early.
BUMBLEBEES MAY BITE LEAVES TO SPUR PLANT BLOOMINGSUSAN MILIUSJULY 2, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
Native bees, including bumblebees, are also becoming scarce.
PESTICIDES CAN HAVE LONG-TERM IMPACT ON BUMBLEBEE LEARNINGALISON PEARCE STEVENSMAY 18, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
Nearly one in three species of bumblebee is becoming harder to find.
PESTICIDES CAN HAVE LONG-TERM IMPACT ON BUMBLEBEE LEARNINGALISON PEARCE STEVENSMAY 18, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS
But Buster Bumblebee—though he watched everything very closely—hadn't the slightest idea what they were doing.
THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
But Buster Bumblebee did not find anything that really pleased him until he paused at a fat sugar-bowl.
THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
And Buster Bumblebee had just made up his mind that the whole affair was very dull!
THE TALE OF BUSTER BUMBLEBEEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEY
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WORDS RELATED TO BUMBLEBEE

  • bumblebee
  • drone
  • honey bee
  • killer bee
  • queen bee
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.