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Apus

Syllabification: (A·pus)
Pronunciation: /ˈāpəs/

Astronomy
Definition of Apus
  • a faint southern constellation, the Bird of Paradise, close to the south celestial pole.
  • (as genitive Apodis /ˈapədis/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate stars:the star Beta Apodis

Origin:

Latin, denoting a kind of bird, from Greek apous

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