Associations to the word «Cygnus»
Noun
- Flight
- Satellite
- Duck
- Sky
- Crater
- Designation
- Rush
- Vehicle
- Mission
- Mass
- Pole
- Sicily
- Delta
- Frances
- Source
- Fossil
- Solution
- Dec
- Malta
- Hat
- Remnant
- Earth
- Explorer
- Triangle
- Telescope
- Bird
- Ra
- Integration
- Observation
- Button
- Patch
- Black
- Anime
- Gravity
- Science
- Radiation
- Eagle
- Sun
- Oxygen
- Mythology
- Transit
- Software
- Sequence
- Companion
- Progress
- Northern
- Genus
- Particle
- Type
- Candidate
- Corporation
- Monster
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CYGNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae — swans.
CYGNUS, proper noun. (constellation) 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.
CYGNUS, proper noun. (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.
CYGNUS ATRATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the black swan.
CYGNUS BUCCINATOR, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the trumpeter swan.
CYGNUS COLUMBIANUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the tundra swan.
CYGNUS CYGNUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the whooper swan.
CYGNUS MELANCORYPHUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the black-necked swan.
CYGNUS OLOR, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Anatidae — the mute swan.
Dictionary definition
CYGNUS, noun. A constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole.
CYGNUS, noun. A genus of Anatidae.
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