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Apis

[ ey-pis ]

noun

Egyptian Religion.
  1. a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.


Apis

/ ˈɑ˱èɪ²õ /

noun

  1. (in ancient Egypt) a sacred bull worshipped at Memphis
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Apis1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin Ä€±è¾±²õ, from Greek ±辱²õ, from Egyptian ḥj±è·É
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Flores’ western honey bees, Apis mellifera, had been staying on the farm in Somis for the winter, feeding on the nearby pepper trees and eucalyptus to help get them through to spring.

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The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, stores large quantities of food in the form of bee bread, which is used as a main food source for the hive.

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The leader of the Black Hand, known by the code name Apis, had masterminded the assassination plot.

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Research has demonstrated that there is competition for forage between Apis mellifera and native bees and that the relationship is complex.

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In March, it added the two new Apis air monitors that provided the data Flores shared last month.

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