(n.) A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.
Example Sentences:
(1) Many bumblebees and solitary bees have evolved to pollinate certain flowers.
(2) Studies have been made on thermal regulation in the nests of families of the honey bee Apis mellifera, wasp Dolihovespula silvestris and bumblebees Bombus terrestris, B. agrorum and B. lapidaris during their maximum development.
(3) The British habit of putting up nest boxes for birds has led to a population explosion of the tree bumblebee Bombus hypnorum.
(4) If you watch a female honeybee or bumblebee on a flower, you will see she has balls of pollen on her back legs.
(5) An earlier version said that the tree bumblebee is distinguished from other bumblebees because it always has a white tail, which is not seen in any British species.
(6) A grandmother of five, Jones sports a discrete shrill carder bumblebee tattoo on her shoulder courtesy of taking part in a green art project.
(7) Draghi used a speech in London to declare that the euro was a bumblebee (it shouldn’t be able to fly, but it can ).
(8) High intraspecific variability in all parameters characterizing digging behavior of the bumblebees was also recorded.
(9) Why it matters: It is not just honeybees that pollinate crops and flowers, bumblebees and solitary bees do too.
(10) Winners and losers Going: Species facing "severe" threats in England Red squirrel Northern bluefin tuna Natterjack toad Common skate Alpine foxtail Kittiwake Grey plover Shrill carder bumblebee Recovering: Recent conservation success stories Pole cat Large blue butterfly Red kite Ladybird spider Pink meadowcap Sand lizard Pool frog Bittern
(11) Of 25 native bumblebee species, seven are in decline and two have been declared extinct, including the short-haired bumblebee.
(12) Studies suggest that bumblebees provide $3bn (£1.8bn) worth of flower pollination annually in the US alone, while honeybees provide closer to $20bn (£12bn), Berenbaum said.
(13) We have less information for pollinators like bumblebees and for these species we take a precautionary and conservative approach in applying an additional safety factor for ensuring their protection, and that of other species.” More than a quarter of European bumblebees – and nearly one in 10 of all honeybees – are at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s red list for bees .
(14) The resulting diminishing in bumblebee colony size and health can’t be translated immediately to real-world colonies.
(15) British species do often have white tails, it is, however, the combination of white tail and ginger thorax that distinguishes the tree bumblebee from others.
(16) By planting nectar and pollen-rich flowers throughout the year you can help all types of bees, not just honeybees but also wild bumblebees and solitary bees.
(17) She then rapidly contracts the flight muscles to produce the vibration, without beating her wings.” The researchers took two colonies of bumblebees in a laboratory setting and split the bees in each into three groups.
(18) The project, which is backed by government conservation agency Natural England and wildlife groups the RSPB, Bumblebee Conservation Trust and Hymettus, has involved four years of groundwork with farmers to create flower-rich meadows and field margins in Dungeness and Romney Marsh.
(19) While most bumblebees are wild, some species are increasingly used commercially to buzz pollinate.
(20) The tree bumblebee, as its name suggests, normally nests in holes in trees, but finds bird boxes the perfect habitat and has taken full advantage of the thousands of nesting opportunities provided by British bird lovers.
Dor
Definition:
(n.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock.
(n.) A trick, joke, or deception.
(v. t.) To make a fool of; to deceive.
Example Sentences:
(1) That's the sixth hit allowed tonight dor Wainwright.
(2) The two dead Israeli soldiers were identified as Captain Yochai Klengel, 25, and Sergeant Dor Nini, 20.
(3) Phenotype effects (obese greater than lean) were present for retroperitoneal (RP) and dorsal (DOR) white fat depot weight, adipocyte number per depot, and adipocyte lipid content.
(4) Phenotype effects (corpulent greater than lean) were present for fat pad weight, adipocyte number, and adipocyte lipid content in the dorsal (DOR) and retroperitoneal (RP) WAT depots.
(5) Furthermore, the data indicated that neither the Lb nor the DOR scales could differentiate the Low Back patients from other psychosomatic and psychiatric patients and suggested that these two scales should be used with extreme caution by clinicians.
(6) Presently, the surgical technique of our preference is the anterior SemiNissen or Dor's hemivalve, with closure of the His' angle, the hiatus and the pillars of the diaphragm, when indicated, and pexia of the round ligament.
(7) Furthermore, contrary to the impression given in some DOR is not alone in making premium payments to government, nor is it the highest payer.
(8) Perry says: “The staff on East Coast, I’ve talked to dozens of them, are really excited to be working with two very customer-facing brands.” Horne adds: “One member said he’d wished we’d taken over years ago, I certainly haven’t detected regret that they’re not working for DOR any more.
(9) Evidence is also presented which shows that each of the pathological MMPI profile types examined across "functional," "organic," and "mixed" classification is significantly more elevated than a normal profile group on two scales (Lb, DOR) designed to measure functional aspects of pain.
(10) DOR images of a contrast-detail phantom are superior to those produced by conventional medium-speed screen-film radiography.
(11) The 27Al DOR NMR spectra of CAW measured at 9.4 and 11.7 T and spinning rates of 800-1150 Hz of the outer and 5 kHz of the inner rotor show seven sharp central lines accompanied by a manifold of spinning sidebands.
(12) Based on the demonstrated influence of L-lactate, pyruvate, and phenazine methosulfate on the salvage synthesis of purine nucleotides [K. Ravid, P. Diamant, and Y. Avi-Dor, (1984) Arch.
(13) Scores from the Low Back (Lb) and the Dorsal (DOR) scales of 20 patients with functional low back pain, 20 patients with functional gastrointestinal pain, and 20 psychoneurotic patients were compared.
(14) Genes ecs, dor and swi from this cluster have been mapped in D. funebris, D. virilis, D. hydei, D. repleta, D. mercatorum and D. paranaensis to the telomeric region of the X chromosome, in D. kanekoi to the distal region, and in D. pseudoobscura, to the proximal region of the X chromosome.
(15) Rotor synchronized pulse excitation is applied in the DOR experiments.
(16) When is the last time that you heard of good old British Rail offering any kind of customer incentives?” Even if the political divide can be encapsulated in a supermarket loyalty programme, the management of East Coast under DOR claims to have “relentlessly focused” on customers (it did, in fact, operate a rewards points scheme).
(17) The rate increase dor sulfate and L-(+)-tartrate is ca.
(18) Nissen's (106), Tupe (47), Belsi's (3), Dor's (5), and atypical methods were applied.
(19) All of these Dor-Nissen partial wrap-around operations were technically easy to do and all the postoperative patients have been problem-free both clinically and radiologically.
(20) The mixed and functional groups differed significantly from the organic group on the Hs, Hy, Pt, Sc, Hy-O, D-O, and DOR scales.