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Apus

American  
[ey-puhs] / ˈeɪ pəs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Apodis

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

Apus British  
/ ˈeɪpəs /

noun

  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans

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Etymology

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; -pod

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