Apus

[ ey-puh s ]

/ ˈeɪ pəs /

noun, genitive Ap·o·dis [ap-uh-dis] /ˈæp ə dɪs/. Astronomy.

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

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

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Examples from the Web for apus

The maxill of Apus are also much the more specialized and reduced.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
In Apus, as the figure shows, there are four of these “antenna-like” palps or filaments on the first thoracic limb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6|Various
The trunk limbs of Apus are supposed to be the most primitive among the Branchiopoda, and comparison will be made with them.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites|Percy Edward Raymond
The specimens examined were obtained from the Bambusa apus, growing in the Residency of Bantam.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887|Various

Then again, take the interesting Crustacean Lepidurus (Apus) glacialis.
The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff

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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