Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GARRECK, n. A species of wild bee, family Bombus.Mry. 1887 Sc. Naturalist 178:
In these fourteen earth-bees the schoolboys of Moray saw only three species — the ‘Garreck,' the ‘Foggie,' and the ‘Redend.'
