Apis
Translingual
Apis mellifera
Hypernyms
- (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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Apis mellifera - type species; Apis andreniformis, Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, Apis koschevnikovi, Apis nigrocincta - other species
References
Apis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Apis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Apis (insect) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄπις (Ápis), named after the deity Apis, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ (hape), from Egyptian ḥp.
Proper noun
Apis f sg (genitive Apis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Apis |
| Genitive | Apis |
| Dative | Apī |
| Accusative | Apem |
| Ablative | Ape |
| Vocative | Apis |
| Locative | Apī Ape |
References
- “Apis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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