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cygnus
/ˈsɪɡnəs/
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What does cygnus mean?
proper noun
- 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.
- A king of the Ligurians and relative of Phaeton who was transformed into a swan and placed in the sky as a constellation.
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In the wild swan (Cygnus ferus) it is more deeply embedded in the adult male than in the adult female or young male.
It was quite a picture to see the keen interest and intense enjoyment with which the profound astronomer would seat himself at his instrument and pick out some exquisite test objects, such as the double stars in Virgo, Cygnus, or Ursa Major.