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dumbledore

dumbledore

1 9.9
A large, furry bee that makes a loud buzzing sound
  • noun
  • Archaic
: abejorro
  • A dumbledore buzzed lazily among the garden flowers.

Examples

  • Children watched as a dumbledore hovered over the clover in the meadow.

  • Look at that dumbledore flying from flower to flower!

  • The old poem described a dumbledore drifting through the summer air.

  • I saw a dumbledore buzzing around the garden.

  • A dumbledore buzzed lazily among the garden flowers.

  • Children watched as a dumbledore hovered over the clover in the meadow.

  • I saw a dumbledore buzzing around the garden.

Synonyms

bumblebee
vsdumbledore
11 2.2

A large hairy bee that buzzes loudly and moves pollen between flowers

is an older dialect form rather than the common modern name
Bombus
vsdumbledore
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A large, hairy bee that helps flowers make seeds by moving pollen

is a nontechnical old dialect term not the scientific genus name

Surface Forms

dumbledore singular
dumbledores plural

Etymology

The word dumbledore is an old dialect word for a bumblebee. It probably comes from dumble 'to buzz' plus a short ending like -dor, so imagine a 'buzzing bee' and you will remember why dumbledore means a bumblebee.