Apus

Etymology
From, from , from +  (the birds rarely show their feet).

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily;  - tribe

Hyponyms

 * (common swift) - type species;, , , , , , , , , , , , , , - species

Etymology
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From, from + ; early specimens of birds of paradise obtained by Europeans had had their feet removed during traditional taxidermy, and were consequently believed by Europeans to lack feet—see.

Proper noun

 * 1)  A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: Paratiisilintu
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Irish: Éan Parthais
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: 극락조자리
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: Paradiesvagel
 * Malay: Cenderawasih
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: Ave do Paraíso
 * Russian: Ра́йская Пти́ца
 * Spanish: Apus

Proper noun

 * 1)   a constellation of the southern sky