Cygnus
See also: cygnus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)
Usage notes
- 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.
Hypernyms
- (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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cygnus cygnus - type species; for other species see
Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for species.
References
Cygnus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cygnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cygnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
![](../I/m/Cygnus_constellation_map_negative.png)
The constellation Cygnus
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cygnus (“swan”), from Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)
Proper noun
Cygnus
Synonyms
- (constellation): Northern Cross
- (mythology): Cycnus
Derived terms
Translations
constellation
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