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bombus

bombus noun: a buzzing or humming.

Noun

bombus (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) A buzzing or humming.
    • […] the bombus of honey-laden bees […]1853, Webb Loudon, The Ladies' Companion, and Monthly Magazine, page 306

Origin of bombus

Borrowed from Latin bombus.

Questions about bombus

What does bombus mean?
Bombus means a buzzing or humming.
What part of speech is bombus?
Bombus is a noun.

Words near bombus in the dictionary

  1. bombsies
  2. bombsight
  3. bombsights
  4. bombsite
  5. bombsites
  6. bombus
  7. bombweed
  8. bombworthy
  9. bombycic
  10. bombycic acid
  11. bombycid

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