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noun, genitive Ap·o·dis

[ap-uh-dis] . Astronomy.

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

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

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a zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Aries, containing the bright star Aldebaran also called the Bull

the brightness of a star in comparison with that of the sun: the luminosity of Sirius is expressed as 23 and indicates intrinsic brightness 23 times greater than the sun

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Apus (ˈeɪpəs)

—n , Latin genitive Apodis
	a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans

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

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