api-

prefix

Forming terms related to bees or honeybees.

“api- + -phobia → apiphobia (“the fear of bees”)”

OriginLatin apis →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. Forming terms related to bees or honeybees.

    api- + -phobia → apiphobia (“the fear of bees”)

    1 more example

    api- + puncture → apipuncture (“the sting of a bee, as a supposed therapy”)

Origin

  1. Latinapis“bee”
  2. Englishapi-

Borrowed from Latin apis (“bee”).

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Cite this entry
APA

api-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/api-

MLA

“api-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/api-. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “api-,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/api-.

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