Apus

From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – the swifts. They resemble swallows but have shorter tails.

• (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; Apodinae - subfamily; Apodini - tribe

• (genus): Apus acuticauda, Apus affinis, Apus alexandri, Apus apus, Apus balstoni, Apus barbatus, Apus batesi, Apus berliozi, Apus bradfieldi, Apus caffer, Apus horus, Apus niansae, Apus nipalensis, Apus pacificus, Apus pallidus, Apus unicolor - species

• 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

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪpəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪpəs

Apus

1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.

• Apodis

• AUPs, Apsu, PUAs, paus, puas, upas

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1. (astronomy) Apus (a constellation of the southern sky)