Cygnus
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See also: cygnus
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Proper noun[edit]
Cygnus m
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.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anserinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Cygnus cygnus - type species; for other species see Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for species.
References[edit]
- Swan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cygnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “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
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
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Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cygnus m
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- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
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- English lemmas
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- English uncountable nouns
- en:Constellations
- en:Greek mythology
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Constellations