Apus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apus \A"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Apode}, n.] (Zool.)
     A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See
     {Phyllopod}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Apus
       n 1: a constellation in the polar region of the southern
            hemisphere near Octans
       2: type genus [syn: {genus Apus}]