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A constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans
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apus
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The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae , commonly known as swifts . They are among the fastest birds in the world. They resemble swallows , to which they are not related, but have shorter tails and sickle-shaped ...
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Apus \A"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Apode , n.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See Phyllopod .
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The Astronautical Council had shortly before completed preparations for the reception of visitors from the planets of not too distant stars in the Ophiuchus, Cygnus, Ursa Major and Apus constellations.
Rivas and Apus had shed their roles as advocates and had joined Warin in impartial consideration.
Nine millions of dollars, in other words, that would have gone to purchase aviation fire trucks, avionic maintenance vans, hydraulic stands, tools, APUs, and the other paraphernalia of aircraft maintenance, went instead to the marines to fund a "Joint Project in Engineering Feasibility Studies for Twin Engined Observation Aircraft.