Cygnus

Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)

Cygnus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anatidae – swans.

• Some of the swans, notably the North American trumpeter swan and tundra swan were earlier classified to the genus Olor, but they are now regarded as belonging to Cygnus.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Anseriformes - order; Anatidae - family; Anserinae - subfamily

• (genus): Cygnus cygnus - type species; for other species see Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for species.

• Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cygnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)

Cygnus

1. (astronomy) 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.
2. (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.

• (constellation): Northern Cross
• (mythology): Cycnus

• Cygni

• cygnet
• cygnine
• cygneous

• scungy

Cygnus m

1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)