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Definitions for: Cygnus [n] a genus of Anatidae
[n] a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole
Webster (1913) 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.
Synonyms: genus Cygnus
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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