apus apus

1. 1.

   common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs

   SynonymsEuropean swift

   Broaderswift

   Part ofApus

Questions about apus apus

What does apus apus mean?

apus apus means "common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs".

What is another word for apus apus?

Close synonyms include European swift. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apus apus a common word?

apus apus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.