Cygnus
noun
- Gr. Myth. a king of the Ligurians who is changed into a swan
- a N constellation in the Milky Way near Lyra, containing the bright star Deneb; the Northern Cross; the Cross; the Swan
See Cygnus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Cyg·nus
noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Lyra, containing the star Deneb. Also called Northern Cross, Swan.
Origin: Latin cygnus, swan; see cygnet .
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