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APUs

/ˈeɪpəs/

APUs is the plural of APU.

Proper noun capitalized: Apus

Apus

  1. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.

Origin of APUs

Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin apūs, from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); early specimens of birds of paradise obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditional taxidermy, and were consequently believed by Europeans to lack feet—see Paradisaea apoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Words formed from APUs

  • Apodis

Questions about APUs

What does APUs mean?
APUs means a constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
What is APUs the plural of?
APUs is the plural of APU.
What part of speech is APUs?
APUs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce APUs?
APUs is pronounced /ˈeɪpəs/.

Words near APUs in the dictionary

  1. apulse
  2. Apure
  3. apurinic
  4. apurpose
  5. Apurímac
  6. APUs
  7. APUSH
  8. apusozoa
  9. apusozoan
  10. apusozoans
  11. Apuzzo

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: APUs (page history and authors); Apus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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