Apus n 1: a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans 2: type genus [syn: {Apus}, {genus Apus}]
Apus \A"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Apode}, n.] (Zool.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See {Phyllopod}. [1913 Webster]