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Apus

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genus apusnoun	type genus

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Apus"

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Word	Definition
genus apusnoun	type genus
indusnoun	A major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
pyxisnoun	(astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.
subarunoun	A Japanese automotive manufacturer.
aquariusnoun	(astrology) The zodiac sign for the water carrier, ruled by Uranus or Saturn, covering January 20 – February 18 (tropical astrology) or February 15 – March 14 (sidereal astrology).
garudanoun	A large mythical bird or bird-like creature that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the son of Vinata.
apsarasnoun	Alternative form of apsara. [(Indian mythology, Hinduism, Buddhism) A female spirit of the clouds and waters.]
argusnoun	(Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.
auriganoun	(astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a charioteer. It includes the star Capella.
dovenoun	(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
aarunoun	(Egyptian mythology) In ancient Egyptian mythology, the heavenly paradise where Osiris rules, described as boundless reed fields like those of the Nile Delta.
pegasusnoun	(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera.
boötesnoun	(astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.
argo navisnoun	(astronomy): A former constellation of the southern sky, said to represent the mythical ship Argo. In 1763, it was divided into the three new constellations: Carina (keel), Puppis (stern), and Vela (sail).
uraeusnoun	A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
argosnoun	A city in the Peloponnese, Greece.
apsyrtusnoun	(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Absyrtus. [(Greek mythology) A Colchian prince, the son of Aeëtes.]
hamalnoun	A porter in Turkey and nearby countries.
polluxnoun	(astronomy) A star in the constellation Gemini; beta (β) Geminorum.
upsaranoun	Alternative form of apsara. [(Indian mythology, Hinduism, Buddhism) A female spirit of the clouds and waters.]