Apus

[ ey-puhs ]

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noun

, Astronomy.

, genitive Ap·o·dis [ap, -, uh, -dis].

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Apus¹

< 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Apus¹

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

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Example Sentences

So serious is this heat that it can distort a major APUS engine component, the rotor shaft, and cause significant damage.

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The single family Apodidae contains only two genera, Apus and its very near neighbour Lepidurus.

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The maxill of Apus are also much the more specialized and reduced.

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Very large flocks of swifts ('Cypselus apus') were observed flying over the plains north of Kuruman.

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As already frequently stated, Apus and Branchipus are the two living arthropods which most nearly resemble the extinct trilobites.

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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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Apurímac apx.

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