Apis

n. (Egyptian religion) holy bull worshipped in ancient Egypt, beast-god of ancient Egypt

n. Apidae genus to which the honeybee belongs

Apis can refer to the following:Apis (Egyptian mythology), an Egyptian godApis (city), an Egyptian cityYamu, another Egyptian city, formerly called ApisApis (genus), the genus of honeybeesApis (Greek mythology), a prophet in Greek mythologyApis (constellation), an obsolete constellationApis, the nickname of Dragutin Dimitrijević of the Serbian Black HandApis (One Piece), a fictional character in the Warship Island arc of the anime One PieceApis, an ultralight gliderAdvance Passenger Information System, a border control mechanism used by the United States, Korea, and other countries.
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Noun
1. type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
(synonym) genus Apis
(hypernym) arthropod genus
(member-holonym) Apidae, family Apidae
(member-meronym) honeybee, Apis mellifera

n. apis

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