Apus Syllabification: (A·pus)Pronunciation: /ˈāpəs/ AstronomyDefinition 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 ApodisOrigin:Latin, denoting a kind of bird, from Greek apousApus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Apus in the British & World English dictionary