Pyxis
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See also: pyxis
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin pyxis (“little box”), from Ancient Greek
Proper noun
[edit]Pyxis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae – certain tortoises native to Madagascar.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Testudinata - subclass; Testudines - order; Cryptodira - suborder; Testudinoidea - superfamily; Testudinidae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Pyxis arachnoides (spider tortoise), Pyxis planicauda (flat-backed spider tortoise) - species
References
[edit]- Pyxis (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pyxis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pyxis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Pyxis
- (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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]constellation
See also
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin pyxis (literally “little box”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Pyxis f (genitive Pyxis, plural Pyxiden or Pyxides)
- (Roman Catholicism) pyx (small container used to hold the host)
- Synonyms: Hostienbehälter, Hostiendose
- pyxis (small box to keep jewellery etc.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Pyxis [feminine]
Related terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Pyxis f (proper noun, genitive Pyxis, plural Pyxiden or Pyxides)
- (astronomy) Pyxis (spring constellation of the southern sky)
- Synonym: Schiffskompass
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