1A faint southern constellation (the Bird of Paradise), close to the south celestial pole.

1. 1.1as genitive Apodis /eɪˈpəʊdɪs/ Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Apus.
   与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星天燕星座的
   the star Beta Apodis

   天燕座β星。