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Sonoran bumble bee

Sonoran bumble bee noun: bombus sonorus, a species of bumble bee found from the southern United States into Central America.

sonoran bumble bee: bombus sonorus, a species of bumble bee found from the southern United States into Central America
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Noun

Sonoran bumble bee (plural Sonoran bumble bees)

  1. Bombus sonorus, a species of bumble bee found from the southern United States into Central America.

Forms of Sonoran bumble bee

pluralSonoran bumble bees
alternative formSonoran bumblebee

Origin of Sonoran bumble bee

Sonoran + bumble bee, a calque of translingual Bombus sonorus.

Questions about Sonoran bumble bee

What does Sonoran bumble bee mean?
Sonoran bumble bee means bombus sonorus, a species of bumble bee found from the southern United States into Central America.
What part of speech is Sonoran bumble bee?
Sonoran bumble bee is a noun.
What is the plural of Sonoran bumble bee?
The plural of Sonoran bumble bee is Sonoran bumble bees.

Words near Sonoran bumble bee in the dictionary

  1. sonopuncture
  2. Sonora
  3. sonoraite
  4. sonoral
  5. Sonoran
  6. Sonoran bumble bee
  7. Sonoran bumble bees
  8. Sonoran Desert
  9. Sonoran Desert toad
  10. Sonoran Desert toads
  11. sonorancy

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