Cygnus

From Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Cygnus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – swans.

• 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.

• (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

• (genus): Cygnus cygnus - type species; for other species see Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for species.

• Swan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cygnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

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Cygnus

1. (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.
2. (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.

• (constellation): Northern Cross
• (mythology): Cycnus

• Cygni

• cygnet
• cygnine
• cygneous

• scungy

Cygnus m

1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)