- genus Cygnus
- nouna genus of Anatidae• Syn: ↑Cygnus• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Anatidae, ↑family Anatidae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Cygnus
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Cygnus (género) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Para otros usos de este término, véase Cygnus. ? Cisne Cisne mudo … Wikipedia Español
Cygnus — noun 1. a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole • Instance Hypernyms: ↑constellation • Member Meronyms: ↑Deneb, ↑Northern Cross 2. a genus of Anatidae • Syn: ↑ge … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus falconeri — Giant Swan Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene Conservation status Fossil Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Cygnus columbianus — noun swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds • Syn: ↑tundra swan • Hypernyms: ↑swan • Hyponyms: ↑whistling swan, ↑Cygnus columbianus columbianus, ↑Bewick s swan, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus cygnus — noun common Old World swan noted for its whooping call • Syn: ↑whooper, ↑whooper swan • Derivationally related forms: ↑whoop (for: ↑whooper) • Hypernyms: ↑swan … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus atratus — noun large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill • Syn: ↑black swan • Hypernyms: ↑swan • Member Holonyms: ↑Cygnus, ↑genus Cygnus … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus buccinator — noun large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry • Syn: ↑trumpeter, ↑trumpeter swan • Hypernyms: ↑swan • Member Holonyms: ↑Cygnus, ↑genus Cygnus … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus olor — noun soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated • Syn: ↑mute swan • Hypernyms: ↑swan • Member Holonyms: ↑Cygnus, ↑genus Cygnus … Useful english dictionary
Cygnus — is the Latin word for swan, the romanized form of the ancient Greek κύκνος (kyknos) swan . It may refer to: Cycnus, one of a number of characters in Greek Mythology Cygnus (constellation), a northern constellation and one of Ptolemy s 48… … Wikipedia
Cygnus gibbus — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
