1. cygnus - Noun
2. Cygnus - Proper noun
A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra; the Swan.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI set a course just east of Lyra And northwest of Pegasus Flew into the light of Deneb Sailed across the Milky Way On my ship, the 'Rocinante' Wheeling through the galaxies Headed for the heart of Cygnus Headlong into mystery -- Cygnus X-1, Book One; The Voyage (1977) Neil Peart
"Cygnus verae sp. n. (Anseriformes: Anatidae) from the Early Pliocene of Sofia (Bulgaria)". Source: Internet
Cygnus A is the first radio galaxy discovered; at a distance of 730 million light-years from Earth, it is the closest powerful radio galaxy. Source: Internet
Its traditional name means "breast" and refers to its position in the constellation. citation Delta Cygni is another bright binary star in Cygnus, 171 light-years with a period of 800 years. Source: Internet
It is an orange-hued giant star of magnitude 2.5, 72 light-years from Earth. citation sfn There are several other dimmer double and binary stars in Cygnus. Source: Internet
For years, employees of Cygnus Solutions were the maintainers of several key GNU software products, including the GNU Debugger and GNU Binutils (which included the GNU Assembler and Linker ). Source: Internet