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CYGNUS CYGNUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cygnus cygnus mean?
• CYGNUS CYGNUS (noun)
The noun CYGNUS CYGNUS has 1 sense:
1. common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Familiarity information: CYGNUS CYGNUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cygnus cygnus; whooper; whooper swan
Hypernyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a kind of...):
swan (stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
Holonyms ("Cygnus cygnus" is a member of...):
Cygnus; genus Cygnus (a genus of Anatidae)
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