Meanings
Apus1
proper noun
- astronomyA constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
APUs2
noun
- pluralplural of APU
Origin
- Latinapūs
- EnglishApus
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
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Chinese Mandarin 天燕座
- 天燕座 (Tiānyànzuò)constellation
Esperanto Paradizeo
- Paradizeoconstellation
Finnish Paratiisilintu
- Paratiisilintuconstellation
French Oiseau de paradis
- Oiseau de paradisconstellation
German Paradiesvogel
- Paradiesvogelconstellation
Indonesian Apus
- Apusconstellation
Irish Éan Parthais
- Éan Parthaisconstellation
Japanese 風鳥座, ふうちょう座
- 風鳥座 (Fūchōza)constellation
- ふうちょう座 (Fūchōza)constellation
Korean 극락조자리
- 극락조자리 (Geungnakjojari)constellation
Malay Cenderawasih
- Cenderawasihconstellation
Polish Ptak Rajski
- Ptak Rajskiconstellation
Portuguese Ave do Paraíso
- Ave do Paraísoconstellation
Russian Ра́йская Пти́ца
- Ра́йская Пти́ца (Rájskaja Ptíca)constellation
Spanish Apus
- Apusconstellation
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Cite this entry
APA
Apus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apus
MLA
“Apus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apus.
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