Apus

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Apus^¹

/ˈeɪpəs/

Rhymes with -eɪpəs

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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

proper noun

A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.

APUs^²

noun

plural plural of APU

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name constellation

Español	Apus
한국어	극락조자리 Geungnakjojari
日本語	風鳥座 Fūchōza, ふうちょう座 Fūchōza
中文	天燕座 Tiānyànzuò
Português	Ave do Paraíso
Français	Oiseau de paradis
Deutsch	Paradiesvogel
Русский	Ра́йская Пти́ца Rájskaja Ptíca

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@misc{apus_2026,
  title = {Apus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}