cygnus
English Thesaurus
1. a genus of Anatidae (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bird genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of birds (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | cygnus olor, mute swan, |
| definition | : | soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | black swan, cygnus atratus, |
| definition | : | large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | anatidae, family anatidae, |
| definition | : | swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks (noun.animal) |
2. a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
| definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | deneb, |
| definition | : | the brightest star in Cygnus (noun.object) |
| member holonym | : | northern cross, |
| definition | : | a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus (noun.object) |
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