Cygnus

Cyg·nus  (sgns)

n.

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Lyra, containing the star Deneb. Also called Northern Cross, Swan.

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[Latin cygnus, swan; see cygnet.]

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Cygnus [ˈsɪgnəs]

n Latin genitive Cygni [ˈsɪgnaɪ]

(Astronomy) a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X-1, which is probably a black hole

[Latin: swan; see cygnet]

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Cygnus  (sgns)

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Cygnus - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole Deneb - the brightest star in Cygnus Northern Cross - a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus
	2.	Cygnus - a genus of Anatidae                   genus Cygnus bird genus - a genus of birds Anatidae, family Anatidae - swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks Cygnus olor, mute swan - soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated Cygnus cygnus, whooper swan, whooper - common Old World swan noted for its whooping call Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan - swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter swan, trumpeter - large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry black swan, Cygnus atratus - large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill