Apus

See also: apus and APUs

Translingual edit

Etymology edit

From Latin apūs, from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “sand martin”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πούς (poús, “foot”) (the birds rarely show their feet).

Proper noun edit

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A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – swifts, that resemble swallows but have shorter tails.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Apodiformes – order; Apodidae - family; Apodinae - subfamily; Apodini - tribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Apus apus (common swift) - type species; Apus acuticauda, Apus affinis, Apus alexandri, Apus balstoni, Apus barbatus, Apus batesi, Apus berliozi, Apus bradfieldi, Apus caffer, Apus horus, Apus niansae, Apus nipalensis, Apus pacificus, Apus pallidus, Apus unicolor - species

References edit

Apus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Apus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Apus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English edit

Etymology edit

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.