Apus
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
Origin of Apus
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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.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondVery large flocks of swifts ('Cypselus Apus') were observed flying over the plains north of Kuruman.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneAs 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
/ (ˈeɪpəs) /
a constellation in the S hemisphere situated near Musca and Octans
Origin of Apus
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