| Pronunciation: | | 'eypis
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] type genus of the Apidae: honeybees |
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APIS is a 4 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Apis |
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| | See Also: | | Apidae, Apis mellifera, arthropod genus, family Apidae, honeybee |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the
common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) and other related species.
See {Honeybee}.
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