bombylious
English
Etymology
Latin bombylius a bumblebee.
Adjective
bombylious (comparative more bombylious, superlative most bombylious)
- (obsolete) Buzzing, like a bumblebee.
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Related terms
- bombyx
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bombylious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)