apus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
  2. noun type genus
    genus Apus.

WordNet

A"pus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. . See Apode, n.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See Phyllopod.

Webster 1913