Noun bumblebee (pl. bumblebees) any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus. Alternate spellings bumble bee bumble-bee Scientific name genus Bombus Related terms bee Large Garden bumblebee Cullem's bumblebee Short-haired bumblebee Great Yellow bumblebee Translations Arabic: نّحلة Chinese: 土蜂; 大黃蜂, 大黄蜂 French: bourdon m German: Hummel f Italian: bombo m Korean: 뒝벌 Portuguese: zangão m Russian: шмель (shmel') Spanish: abejorro m See also Wikipedia article on bumblebees