apian

comparative more apian · superlative most apian

1. 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.

   1904, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 108, page 559

   Synonyms: beelike, beely

plural apians

1. rareA bee.

   The largest of all the apians is the humble-bee, or humming-bee (Bombus).

   1858, Friedrich Schoedler, The Book of Nature: An Elementary Introduction to the Sciences

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   Whether in the world of apians or Homo sapiens, this highly concentrated super-food is indeed fit for a queen.

   1998, Robert C. Atkins, Dr. Atkins' Vita-nutrient Solution: Nature's Answers to Drugs, page 243