Definition of Cygnus cygnus

1. Noun. Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call.

Exact synonyms: Whooper, Whooper Swan
Generic synonyms: Swan
Group relationships: Cygnus, Genus Cygnus
Derivative terms: Whoop

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cygnus Cygnus

Cyclosporeae
Cyclostomata
Cycnoches
Cyd
Cydippea
Cydippida
Cydippidea
Cydonia
Cydonia oblonga
Cygnus
Cygnus atratus
Cygnus buccinator
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Cygnus columbianus columbianus
Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus olor
Cygwin
Cyllenean
Cyllenian
Cymatiidae
Cymric
Cymrics
Cymro-
Cymrophobia
Cymrophone
Cymru
Cynara
Cynara cardunculus
Cynara scolymus

Literary usage of Cygnus cygnus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"... atrata) is confined to Australia, and the aberrant genus, Coscoroba, to the south of South America. THE TRUE SWANS. GENUS CYGNUS. Cygnus ..."

2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1895)
"cygnus cygnus, Lest. Man. a Ont. ii. p. 407 (1828) ; Lazarini, Orn. Cygnus olor a, Pall. op. cit. p. 211. Jahrb. it pp. 231-233 (Tyrol) (1891) ; Martert, ..."

3. Ovid by Ovid (1833)
"STORY OF CYGNUS. CYGNUS, a son of Neptune, and invulnerable in every part of his body, is at length strangled by Achilles, who strips him of his armor, ..."

4. A Study of the Sky by Herbert Alonzo Howe (1896)
"J ° J Cygnus. Cygnus lies east of Lyra ; it is often called the Northern Cross, because the chief stars form an excellent Roman cross (Fig. 38). ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Cygnus cygnus on Dictionary.com!Search for Cygnus cygnus on Thesaurus.com!Search for Cygnus cygnus on Google!Search for Cygnus cygnus on Wikipedia!

Search