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Cygnus

See also: cygnus

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Cygnus cygnus

Etymology

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From Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

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Cygnus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – swans.

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  • Some of the swans, notably the North American trumpeter swan and tundra swan were earlier classified to the genus Olor, but they are now regarded as belonging to Cygnus.

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English

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The constellation Cygnus

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Proper noun

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Cygnus

  1. (astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
  2. (Greek mythology) A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.

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Proper noun

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Cygnus m

  1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)
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