Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
apian is an adjective meaning "relating to or having the characteristics of bees". It carries one recorded sense.
relating to or having the characteristics of bees
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for apian come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.