Apus
WordNet
noun
(1) Type genus
(2) A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From from from + (the birds rarely show their feet).
Proper noun
Apus
- : A genus of Old World birds in the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts. They resemble swallows but have shorter tails.
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Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From from from + (the birds rarely show their feet).
Proper noun
- : A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.