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apian
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a·pi·an  (p-n)
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of bees.
[From Latin apis, bee.]
apian [ˈeɪpɪən]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling bees
[from Latin apiānus, from apis bee]
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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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In chapter 3 Thimann enlarges on some of the themes displayed in the drawings: Parnassus, its musical connections, and Ovid's vision of the world, brought up to date with the cartographic inspiration of another of Boissard's friends from Ingolstadt, Petrus Apianus.
Jean Jacques Boissard, Ovids Metamorphosen 1556: Die Bildhandschrift ... by Lord, Carla / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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