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Swans are
birds of the
genus Cygnus within the
family Anatidae. The swans'
closest relatives include the
geese and ducks.
Swans are
grouped with the closely...
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Cygnus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cygnus is the
Latin word for swan and may
refer to:
Cygnus (constellation), a
northern constellation...
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Cygnus is a
northern constellation on the
plane of the
Milky Way,
deriving its name from the
Latinized Gr**** word for swan.
Cygnus is one of the most recognizable...
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Cygnus X-1 (abbreviated Cyg X-1) is a
galactic X-ray
source in the
constellation Cygnus and was the
first such
source widely accepted to be a
black hole...
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Cygnus is an
expendable American automated cargo spacecraft designed for
International Space Station (ISS)
resupply missions. It was
initially developed...
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whooper swan (/ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/ "hooper swan";
Cygnus cygnus), also
known as the
common swan, is a
large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian...
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Cygnus A (3C 405) is a
radio galaxy, one of the
strongest radio sources in the sky. A
concentrated radio source in
Cygnus was
discovered by
Grote Reber...
- The mute swan (
Cygnus olor) is a
species of swan and a
member of the
waterfowl family Anatidae. It is
native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter...
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Orion Arm, also
known as the Orion–
Cygnus Arm, is a
minor spiral arm
within the
Milky Way
Galaxy spanning 3,500 light-years (1,100 p****cs) in width...
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Exercise Cygnus was a three-day
simulation exercise carried out by the UK
Government in
October 2016 to
estimate the
impact of a
hypothetical H2N2 influenza...
