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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 |