noun
a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑bunch, ↑clump, ↑cluster, ↑clustering
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cygnus
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Astron.
six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
[1905-10]
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Northern Cross,
a cross of six stars in the northern constellation Cygnus.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.