Pyxis

Latin pyxis (“little box”), from Ancient Greek

Pyxis f

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

• (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

• (genus): Pyxis arachnoides (spider tortoise), Pyxis planicauda (flat-backed spider tortoise) - species

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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”).

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.

• Pyxidis

• Argo
• Argo Navis
• Carina
• Puppis
• Vela

Borrowed from Latin pyxis (literally “little box”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʏksɪs/

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

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

   Synonym: Schiffskompass

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