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Pyxis

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Translingual

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Etymology

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Latin pyxis (little box), from Ancient Greek

Proper noun

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Pyxis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae – certain tortoises native to Madagascar.

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (nautical compass), from Latin pyxis (little box).

Proper noun

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Pyxis

  1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never officially part of that constellation.

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pyxis (literally little box).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpʏksɪs/
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Noun

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Pyxis f (genitive Pyxis, plural Pyxiden or Pyxides)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) pyx (small container used to hold the host)
    Synonyms: Hostienbehälter, Hostiendose
  2. pyxis (small box to keep jewellery etc.)

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Proper noun

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Pyxis f (proper noun, genitive Pyxis, plural Pyxiden or Pyxides)

  1. (astronomy) Pyxis (spring constellation of the southern sky)
    Synonym: Schiffskompass

Further reading

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  • Pyxis” in Duden online
  • Pyxis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache