Apus

[ ey-puhs ]

/ ˈeɪ pəs /

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noun, genitive Ap·o·dis

[ap-uh-dis]. /ˈæp ə dɪs/. Astronomy.

the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.

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Origin of Apus

<New Latin <Greek ápous name applied to various swallowlike birds, literally, footless, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + -pous -footed, adj. derivative of poús foot; cf. -pod

Words nearby Apus

Apuleius, Apulia, a punta d'arco, Apure, Apurímac, Apus, apx., apyrase, apyretic, apyrexia, AQ

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How to use Apus in a sentence

So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage.
Planes in Flames: Why Does It Keep Happening?|Clive Irving|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The single family Apodidae contains only two genera, Apus and its very near neighbour Lepidurus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The maxill of Apus are also much the more specialized and reduced.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
Very large flocks of swifts ('Cypselus apus') were observed flying over the plains north of Kuruman.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone

As already frequently stated, Apus and Branchipus are the two living arthropods which most nearly resemble the extinct trilobites.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The outline figure is so obviously modeled on an appendage of Apus that one is inclined to think it somewhat diagrammatic.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for Apus

Apus

/ (ˈeɪpəs) /

noun Latin genitive Apodis (ˈæpədɪs)

a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans

Word Origin for Apus

New Latin, from Greek apous, literally: footless, from a- 1 + pous foot

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