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Apus definition

Apus (ā′pəs)

noun

a S constellation near the celestial pole

Etymology: ModL, the Old World swift (genus name) < Gr apous, lit., footless: see apodal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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