Apus

== Translingual == === 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 – swifts, that 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; Apodinae - subfamily; Apodini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Apus apus (common swift) - type species; Apus acuticauda, Apus affinis, Apus alexandri, 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 === References === Apus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Apus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Apus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; 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 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 === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪpəs/ Rhymes: -eɪpəs === Proper noun === Apus (astronomy) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise. ==== Derived terms ==== Apodis ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === UAPs, AUPs, Apsu, sapu, Puas, SPUA, puas, USAP, PUAs, pa'us, paus, upas == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈapus/ [ˈa.pʊs] Rhymes: -apus Syllabification: A‧pus Homophone: apus === Proper noun === Apus (astronomy) Apus === Further reading === “Apus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Spanish == === Proper noun === Apus ? (astronomy) Apus (a constellation of the southern sky)