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Apis (ā′pis)

noun

Egypt. Myth. the sacred bull worshiped as the embodiment of Osiris

Etymology: L < Gr < Egypt Ḥāpi, lit., hidden

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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