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apus.

bird (the swift?); kind of swallow (said to have no feet), black martin (L+S);

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.puːs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.pus]
  1. A martlet, swallow; a kind of bird believed to have no feet.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous)bor. Latin apūs Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπους (ápous, “footless”).

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