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Definition of 'Cygnus'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (gen.) Cygnus
the Swan, a northern constellation SW of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.

Etymology: (< L: swan; see cygnet)

Definition of 'Cygnus'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Cygnus
a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole

2. (noun) Cygnus, genus Cygnus
a genus of Anatidae

Definition of 'Cygnus'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Cygnus
a constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan

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