Meaning of CYGNUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'signus
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- [n] a genus of Anatidae
- [n] a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Cygnus |
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| | See Also: | | Anatidae, bird genus, black swan, constellation, Cygnus atratus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor, Deneb, family Anatidae, mute swan, Northern Cross, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, whooper, whooper swan | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cyg"nus\ (s?g"n?s), n. [L., a swan.] (Astron.)
A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or
following, Lyra; the Swan.
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