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Cygnus

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Noun

1. cygnus

a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole

2. cygnus, genus cygnus

a genus of Anatidae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cygnus

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nounWord forms: Latin genitive Cygni (ˈsɪɡnaɪ )
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

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Cygnus

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noun
1.  Greek Mythology
a king of the Ligurians who is changed into a swan
2. 
a N constellation in the Milky Way near Lyra, containing the bright star Deneb; the Northern Cross; the Cross; the Swan

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Cygnus

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

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