apian
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/ˈeɪpi.ən/
Definition of apian
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Relating to bees.
“In fact, apian, formican, vespal, and termital government is not a monarchy, but a pure democracy. The queens of ants, bees, wasps, and termites wear the crown of maternity — no other.”
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adj
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Relating to bees.
“In fact, apian, formican, vespal, and termital government is not a monarchy, but a pure democracy. The queens of ants, bees, wasps, and termites wear the crown of maternity — no other.”
noun
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(rare)A bee.
“The largest of all the apians is the humble-bee, or humming-bee (Bombus).”
“Whether in the world of apians or Homo sapiens, this highly concentrated super-food is indeed fit for a queen.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
19th century, from Latin apiānus, from apis (“bee”).
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