seillean-dubh

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

seillean (bee) + dubh (black, dark)

Noun

seillean-dubh m (genitive singular seillein-dhuibh, plural seilleanan-dubha)

  1. bumblebee (Family Apidae genus Bombus)

See also

See also

References

  1. Scottish Natural Heritage. seillean in Faclan Nàdair / Dictionary of Gaelic Nature Words; accessed 10 May 2015.
  2. Bauer, Mìchael. bee and seillean in "Am Faclair Beag". Accessed 7 May 2015.
  3. bee and seillean in Edward Dwelly (1911) “seillean-dubh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN; accessed on 7 May 2015.
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