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seillean

seillean

Scottish Gaelic

seillean no seillean-mór (Bombus distinguendus) air flùr
Bumblebee on flower

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Noun

seillean m (genitive singular seillein, plural seilleanan)

  1. bee, heath or field-bee (Superfamily Apoidea)[1]
  2. teasing request or repetition[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 bee and seillean in Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9; accessed on 7 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag"}}. Accessed 7 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Scottish Natural Heritage. seillean in Faclan Nàdair / Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words; accessed 10 May 2015.