apian


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a·pi·an

 (ā′pē-ən)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of bees.

[From Latin apis, bee.]
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apian

(ˈeɪpɪən)
adj
(Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling bees
[C19: from Latin apiānus, from apis bee]
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a•pi•an

(ˈeɪ pi ən)

adj.
of or pertaining to bees.
[1860–65; < Latin api(s) bee + -an1]
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Adj.1.apian - relating to or having the characteristics of beesapian - relating to or having the characteristics of bees
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Apian metaphor is not reducible, then, to the particular political or religious positions in whose service bees were deployed.