(thing) by DataJunkie Wed Aug 15 2001 at 19:57:20

Originally known as "Apus Indica", this constellation was discovered by German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603. The name means "Bird of Paradise". The constellation itself contains no bright stars, and none of them are named.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:52:25

A"pus (#), n. [NL., fr. Gr. . See Apode, n.] Zool.

A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See Phyllopod.

 

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