Zenobius 2.80
A bumblebee man
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English
Proverb
A bumblebee man
Explanation
of the unproductive; inasmuch as the bumblebee bears no fruit. It is a kind of bee that fashions its honeycomb out of mud.
Greek
Proverb
Βομβύλιος ἄνθρωπος
Explanation
ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀκάρπου· παρόσον ὁ βομβύλιος καρπὸν οὐ φέρει. Ἔστι δὲ μελίττης εἶδος ἐκ πηλοῦ τὰ κηρία πλαττούσης.
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