cygnus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
  2. noun a genus of Anatidae
    genus Cygnus.

WordNet


Cyg"nus noun
Etymology
L., a swan.
Definitions
  1. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.

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