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cygnus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cygnus has 2 senses
- cygnus(n = noun.object) Array - a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole; Array is a kind of constellation
- cygnus(n = noun.animal) genus cygnus - a genus of Anatidae; Array is a kind of bird genus
is a member of anatidae, family anatidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
cygnus, n. [L., a swan.].
A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan. [1913 Webster]
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