"Apus" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈeɪpəs/
Rhymes: -eɪpəs Etymology: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin apūs, from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); early specimens of birds of paradise obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditional taxidermy, and were consequently believed by Europeans to lack feet—see Paradisaea apoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|apūs}} Latin apūs, {{pedia|Paradisaea apoda|i=1}} Paradisaea apoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Apus
  1. (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise. Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Apodis Translations (a constellation of the southern sky): 天燕座 (tiānyànzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Paratiisilintu (Finnish), Oiseau de paradis [masculine] (French), Ave do Paraíso (Galician), Paradiesvogel (German), Éan Parthais [masculine] (Irish), 風鳥座 (hūchōza) (Japanese), ふうちょう座 (hūchōza) (Japanese), 극락조자리 (Geungnakjojari) (Korean), Paradiesvagel [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), Cenderawasih (Malay), Ptak Rajski [masculine] (Polish), Ave do Paraíso [feminine] (Portuguese), Ра́йская Пти́ца (Rájskaja Ptíca) [feminine] (Russian), Apus (Spanish)
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