Apus

See also: apus and APUs

Translingual

Apus apus, common swift

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 – the swifts. They 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
Apus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and 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.

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

a constellation of the southern sky

Chinese:
Mandarin: 天燕座 (zh) (tiānyànzuò)
Finnish: Paratiisilintu
French: Oiseau de paradis (fr) m
Galician: Ave do Paraíso (gl)
German: Paradiesvogel (de)
Irish: Éan Parthais m
Japanese: 風鳥座 (ja) (hūchōza), ふうちょう座 (ja) (hūchōza)
Korean: 극락조자리 (geungnakjojari)
Low German:
German Low German: Paradiesvagel m
Malay: Cenderawasih
Polish: Ptak Rajski (pl) m
Portuguese: Ave do Paraíso f
Russian: Ра́йская Пти́ца f (Rájskaja Ptíca)
Spanish: Apus

Anagrams

AUPs, Apsu, PUAs, SPUA, UAPs, paus, puas, upas

Spanish

Proper noun

Apus ?

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