Apus

apus APUs Translingual thumb|Apus apus species, common swift Etymology From mul la apūs, from mul grc ἄπους sand martin, from grc ἀ- not + grc πούς foot (the birds rarely show their feet). Proper noun 1 m genus family Apodidae swifts, that resemble swallows but have shorter tails Hypernyms genus ; Apodinae subfamily - subfamily; Apodini tribe - tribe Hyponyms genus Apus apus species (common swift) - type species; Apus acuticauda species, Apus affinis species, Apus alexandri species, Apus balstoni species, Apus barbatus species, Apus batesi species, Apus berliozi species, Apus bradfieldi species, Apus caffer species, Apus horus species, Apus niansae species, Apus nipalensis species, Apus pacificus species, Apus pallidus species, Apus unicolor species - species References Apus (genus) Apus (genus) 1 1 mul Birds English Etymology Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From en la apūs, from grc ἀ- not + grc πούς 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 1 Pronunciation en /ˈeɪpəs/ en eɪpəs 2 Proper noun en constellation A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise. Derived terms en Apodis Translations constellation Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 天燕座 Esperanto: eo Paradizeo Finnish: fi Paratiisilintu French: fr Oiseau de paradis m Galician: gl Ave do Paraíso German: de Paradiesvogel Indonesian: id Apus Irish: ga Éan Parthais m Japanese: ja 風鳥座 Fūchōza, ja ふうちょう座 Fūchōza Korean: ko ^극락조자리 Low German: German Low German: nds-de Paradiesvagel m Malay: ms Cenderawasih Polish: pl Ptak Rajski m Portuguese: pt Ave do Paraíso f Russian: ru Ра́йская Пти́ца f Spanish: es Apus Anagrams en apsu UAPs AUPs Apsu sapu Puas SPUA puas USAP PUAs pa'us paus upas Indonesian id: Etymology id. Pronunciation apus Proper noun id constellation en Apus Further reading Spanish es: Proper noun es constellation en Apus a constellation of the southern sky