Apimania

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An excessive interest in bees. rare, uncountable

    "Cesi's Lincean bees made a spectacular impression and contributed greatly to the apimania that gripped the Rome of Urban VIII."

Example

More examples

"Cesi's Lincean bees made a spectacular impression and contributed greatly to the apimania that gripped the Rome of Urban VIII."

Etymology

From Latin apis (“bee”) + -mania.

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