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Apus
[ ey-puhs ]
noun
- the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
Apus
/ ˈeɪpəs /
noun
- a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Apus1
Example Sentences
So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage.
The single family Apodidae contains only two genera, Apus and its very near neighbour Lepidurus.
The maxill of Apus are also much the more specialized and reduced.
Very large flocks of swifts ('Cypselus apus') were observed flying over the plains north of Kuruman.
As already frequently stated, Apus and Branchipus are the two living arthropods which most nearly resemble the extinct trilobites.
The outline figure is so obviously modeled on an appendage of Apus that one is inclined to think it somewhat diagrammatic.
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