Cygnus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, genitive Cyg·ni [sig-nahy]. /ˈsɪg naɪ/. Astronomy.
  1. the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.
noun Latin genitive Cygni (ˈsɪɡnaɪ)
  1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
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