APUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Apus mean? 

• APUS (noun)
  The noun APUS has 2 senses:

1. a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans

2. type genus

  Familiarity information: APUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Apus; genus Apus

Hypernyms ("Apus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Apus"):

Apus apus; European swift (common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs)

Holonyms ("Apus" is a member of...):

Apodidae; family Apodidae (swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes)