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common carder bee

common carder bee noun: a species of bumblebee, Bombus pascuorum, long recognised as an example of the carder bees.

Noun

common carder bee (countable and uncountable, plural common carder bees)

  1. A species of bumblebee, Bombus pascuorum, long recognised as an example of the carder bees.
    • This common carder bee was spotted in Southville, Bristol by Neil James Brain as part of the 2016 count.2018 May 25, Eric Hilaire, The Guardian

Forms of common carder bee

pluralcommon carder bees

Questions about common carder bee

What does common carder bee mean?
Common carder bee means a species of bumblebee, Bombus pascuorum, long recognised as an example of the carder bees.
What part of speech is common carder bee?
Common carder bee is a noun.
What is the plural of common carder bee?
The plural of common carder bee is common carder bees.

Words near common carder bee in the dictionary

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  2. common buzzard
  3. common buzzards
  4. common cachalot
  5. common cachalots
  6. common carder bee
  7. common carder bees
  8. common carotid arteries
  9. common carotid artery
  10. common carp
  11. common carps

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