Cygnus
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos, “swan”)
Proper noun[edit]
Cygnus
Usage notes[edit]
- 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.
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos, “swan”)
Proper noun[edit]
Cygnus
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (constellation): Northern Cross
- (mythology): Cycnus
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Translations[edit]
constellation
