Apus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).
Proper noun
Apus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – the swifts. They resemble swallows but have shorter tails.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Apodidae - family; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subfamily; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe
Hyponyms
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References
Apus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Apus
- (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
Derived terms
Translations
a constellation of the southern sky
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Anagrams
Spanish
Proper noun
Apus ?
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