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APIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Apis mean? 

APIS (noun)
  The noun APIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Apidae: honeybeesplay

  Familiarity information: APIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


APIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Apis; genus Apis

Hypernyms ("Apis" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Apis"):

Apis mellifera; honeybee (social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces)

Holonyms ("Apis" is a member of...):

Apidae; family Apidae (honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees)


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