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apollo(medicine)
Apollo(encyclopedia)
Apollo(dictionary)
apollo(dictionary)
Apollo Theatre(encyclopedia)
Apollo Program(dictionary)
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tubi- (iou) and Apollo (sh)


tubi- (iou)



tubi- combining form. ['tju:bi]
[from Latin tubus TUBE: see -I-. Cf. TUBO-.]
Of, pertaining to, or having a tube or tubular structure.
tubicolar adjective (Zoology, now rare) = tubicolous M19.
tubicolous adjective (Zoology) inhabiting a tube, tube-dwelling L19.
tubifex noun (more fully
tubifex worm) a red oligochaete (tubicifid) worm of the genus Tubifex, found in mud at the bottom of rivers or lakes and used as live Food for aquarium fish M20.
tubificid adjective & noun (Zoology) (a) noun an aquatic oligochaete worm of the family Tubificidae; (b) adjective of or pertaining to (a worm of) this family: M20.
tubi'florous adjective (Botany) belonging to the former subfamily Tubiflorae of the composite family, in which some or all the florets are tubular L19.
tubiform adjective having the form of a tube, tube-shaped, tubular M18.
tubipore noun an organ-pipe coral E19.

Apollo (sh)




Most widely revered of the Greek gods.

He communicated the will of his father Zeus, made humans aware of their guilt and purified them of it, presided over religious and civil law, and foretold the future. His bow symbolized distance, death, terror, and awe; his lyre symbolized Music, poetry, and Dance. As a patron of the arts, he was often associated with the Muses. He was also a god of crops and herds. He became associated with the sun, and was even identified with Helios, the sun god. Also associated with healing, he was the father of Asclepius. By tradition, Apollo and his twin, Artemis, were born at Delos to Leto. Apollo's oracle was established at Delphi; the Pythian Games commemorated his killing (while still an infant) of the serpent Python to take the shrine. His many lovers fared poorly: the fleeing Daphne became a laurel tree; the unfaithful Coronis was shot by Artemis, and Cassandra, who rejected him, was doomed to utter true prophecies no one would believe.


Apollo Belvedere, restored Roman copy of the Greek original attributed to Leochares, 4th century ...

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