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Bombylious

Bom-byl′i-ous

(bŏm-bĭl′ĭ-ŭs)
,
Adj.
[L.
bombylius
a bumblebee, Gr.
βομβυλιός
.]
Buzzing, like a bumblebee;
as, the
bombylious
noise of the horse fly
.
[Obs.]
Derham.

Definition 2024


bombylious

bombylious

English

Adjective

bombylious (comparative more bombylious, superlative most bombylious)

  1. (obsolete) Buzzing, like a bumblebee.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Derham to this entry?)

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