Cygnus Definition

sĭgnəs
noun
A N constellation in the Milky Way near Lyra, containing the bright star Deneb; the Northern Cross; the Cross; the Swan.
Webster's New World
A king of the Ligurians who is changed into a swan.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Cygnus
pronoun

(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.

Wiktionary

(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.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cygnus

  • Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos, “swan”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin cygnus swan cygnet

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cygnus Sentence Examples

  • A gigantic swan, Cygnus falconeri, is known from the Zebug cavern in Malta.

  • Conspicuous among these are the great white swan (Cygnus anatoides), the black-necked swan (Anser nigricollis), the antarctic goose (Anas antarctica) and the " race-horse " or " steamer duck " (Micropterus brachypterus).

  • In the 5th century B.C. the Athenian astronomer Euctemon, according to Geminus of Rhodes, compiled a weather calendar in which Aquarius, Aquila, Canis major, Corona, Cygnus, Delphinus, Lyra, Orion, Pegasus, Sagitta and the asterisms Hyades and Pleiades are mentioned, always, however, in re Corvus.

  • Back To Top Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus cygnus buccinator or Olor buccinator) Western North America.

  • She has joined the Cygnus team to help Regina with customer care.

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