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Meaning of APIS

Pronunciation:  'eypis

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 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
 
 Synonyms: genus Apis
 
 See Also: Apidae, Apis mellifera, arthropod genus, family Apidae, honeybee

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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