common carder bee

noun

A species of bumblebee, Bombus pascuorum, long recognised as an example of the carder bees.

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Meanings

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

plural common carder bees

  1. countableuncountableA 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
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