APIS

Apis, genus Apis

(noun) type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

Source: WordNet® 3.1


A"pis, n. Etym: [L., bee.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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