I. ˈāpəs, ˈä- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin apod-, apus swallow supposed to be footless, from Greek apod-, apous sand-martin, swift, from apod-, apous footless, from a- a- (II) + pod-, pous foot — more at foot
: a genus of birds containing the typical Old World swifts
II.
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek apod-, apous footless
synonym of triops
III. noun
( plural apuses -əsə̇z ; or ap·o·des ˈapəˌdēz)
Etymology: New Latin Apus (II)
: a crustacean of the genus Triops certain tropical forms of which are destructive pests of young rice