short-haired bumblebee

noun

A species of bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, native to Eurasia.

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Meanings

nounshort-haired bumblebee (plural short-haired bumblebees)

plural short-haired bumblebees

  1. A species of bumblebee, Bombus subterraneus, native to Eurasia.

    The short-haired bumblebee vanished from the UK in 1988, having suffered declines over the previous 60 years as its habitat was lost, and was officially declared locally extinct in 2000.

    2015 August 11, The Guardian

Translations

Dutch donkere tuinhommel
  • donkere tuinhommelBombus subterraneus
Finnish maakimalainen
  • maakimalainenBombus subterraneus
Russian подзе́мный шмель
  • подзе́мный шмель (podzémnyj šmelʹ)Bombus subterraneus
Spanish abejorro de pelo corto
  • abejorro de pelo cortoBombus subterraneus
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APA

short-haired bumblebee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-haired%20bumblebee

MLA

“short-haired bumblebee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-haired%20bumblebee. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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