Apis

From Latin apis.

Apis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – the honey bees.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Apidae - family; Apinae - subfamily; Apini - tribe

• (genus): Apis andreniformis, Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis koschevnikovi, Apis mellifera, Apis nigrocincta - species

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From Ancient Greek Ἄπις (Ápis), named after the deity Apis, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ (ḥapə), from Egyptian ḥjpw.

Apis f (genitive Apis); third declension

1. A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica

Third declension i-stem.

• Apis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly