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GENUS APUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Apus mean?
• GENUS APUS (noun)
The noun GENUS APUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus
Familiarity information: GENUS APUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Apus; genus Apus
Hypernyms ("genus Apus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Apus"):
Apus apus; European swift (common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs)
Holonyms ("genus Apus" is a member of...):
Apodidae; family Apodidae (swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes)
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