Apus
/ˈeɪpəs/1
- Astronomy a faint southern constellation (the Bird of Paradise), close to the south celestial pole【天文】天燕星座。
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- as genitive Apodis /eɪˈpəʊdɪs/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation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。
词源
Latin， denoting a kind of bird， from Greek apous.