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{{also|apus|APUs}}
==Translingual==
[[File:Apus_apus_-Barcelona,_Spain-8_(1).jpg|thumb|{{taxfmt|Apus apus|species}}, [[common swift]]]]

===Etymology===
From {{der|mul|la|apūs}}, from {{der|mul|grc|ἄπους||sand martin}}, from {{m|grc|ἀ-||not}} + {{m|grc|πούς||foot}} (the birds rarely show their feet).

===Proper noun===
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# {{taxon|genus|family|Apodidae|[[swift]]s, that resemble [[swallow]]s but have shorter tails}}

====Hypernyms====
* {{sense|genus}} {{Apodidae Hypernyms}}; {{taxlink|Apodinae|subfamily}}&nbsp;- subfamily; {{taxlink|Apodini|tribe}}&nbsp;- tribe

====Hyponyms====
* {{sense|genus}} {{taxfmt|Apus apus|species}} ([[common swift]])&nbsp;- type species; {{taxlink|Apus acuticauda|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus affinis|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus alexandri|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus balstoni|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus barbatus|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus batesi|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus berliozi|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus bradfieldi|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus caffer|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus horus|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus niansae|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus nipalensis|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus pacificus|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus pallidus|species}}, {{taxlink|Apus unicolor|species}}&nbsp;- species

===References===
* {{pedia|Apus (genus)|''Apus'' (genus)}}
* {{specieslite|i=1}}
* {{comcatlite|i=1}}
* {{R:Gill2006}}

{{C|mul|Birds}}

==English==

===Etymology===
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From {{der|en|la|apūs}}, from {{m|grc|ἀ-||not}} + {{m|grc|πούς||foot}}; early specimens of [[bird of paradise|birds of paradise]] obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditional taxidermy, and were consequently believed by Europeans to lack feet—see {{pedia|Paradisaea apoda|i=1}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈeɪpəs/}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪpəs|s=2}}

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|constellation}} A [[constellation]] of the [[southern]] sky, said to resemble a [[bird of paradise]].

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|Apodis}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|a constellation of the southern sky}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|天燕座|tr=tiānyànzuò}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|Paratiisilintu}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Oiseau de paradis|m}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|Ave do Paraíso}}
* German: {{t+|de|Paradiesvogel}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|Éan Parthais|m}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|風鳥座|tr=hūchōza}}, {{t+|ja|ふうちょう座|tr=hūchōza}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|극락조자리|tr=Geungnakjojari}}
* Low German:
*: German Low German: {{t|nds-de|Paradiesvagel|m}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|Cenderawasih}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|Ptak Rajski|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|Ave do Paraíso|f}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|Ра́йская Пти́ца|f}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|Apus}}
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===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=apsu|UAPs|AUPs|Apsu|sapu|Puas|SPUA|puas|USAP|PUAs|pa'us|paus|upas}}

==Spanish==
{{wikipedia|lang=es}}

===Proper noun===
{{es-proper noun}}

# {{lb|es|constellation}} {{l|en|Apus}} {{gloss|a constellation of the southern sky}}