Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buff-tailed bumblebee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: buf-f--tailed bum-ble-bee
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Bombus terrestris of bumblebees common across large parts of Europe.

Example Sentences

"Parting the glossy leaves I discovered a buff-tailed bumblebee ensnared in an orb web."

Inflected Forms

buff-tailed bumblebees (plural)

Questions

What does buff-tailed bumblebee mean?: Any member of the species Bombus terrestris of bumblebees common across large parts of Europe.

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