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apus I. \ˈāpəs, ˈä-\ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin apod-, apus swallow supposed to be footless, from Greek apod-, apous sand-martin, swift, from apod-, apous footless, from a- a- (II) + pod-, pous foot — more at foot : a genus of birds containing the typical Old World swifts II. Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apod-, apous footless synonym of triops III. noun (plural apuses \-əsə̇z\ ; or ap·o·des \ˈapəˌdēz\) Etymology: New Latin Apus (II) : a crustacean of the genus Triops certain tropical forms of which are destructive pests of young rice |