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Definition of Cygnus cygnus
1. Noun. Common Old World swan noted for its whooping call.
Generic synonyms: Swan
Group relationships: Cygnus, Genus Cygnus
Derivative terms: Whoop
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cygnus Cygnus
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). ..."
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