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Cyg⋅nus

[sig-nuhs]
–noun, genitive -ni [-nahy] . Astronomy.
the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.

Origin:
< L: swan; see cygnet
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Cyg·nus   (sĭg'nəs)   
n.  A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Lyra, containing the star Deneb. Also called Northern Cross, Swan.

[Latin cygnus, swan; see cygnet.]
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