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cycnus or cȳgnus ī, m

, κύκνος, the swan; celebrated for its singing, esp. when dying; consecrated to Apollo; a bird of good omen, V.; attached to the chariot of Venus, O.—Prov.: certent cycnis ululae, V.—A singer: Dircaeus, i. e. Pindar, H.

Lewis, Charlton, T. An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago. American Book Company. 1890.

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