Pyxis
See also: pyxis
Translingual
Etymology
Latin pyxis (“little box”), from Ancient Greek
Proper noun
Pyxis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Testudinidae – certain tortoises native to Madagascar.
Hypernyms
- (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
- (genus): Pyxis arachnoides, Pyxis planicauda - species
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English
Etymology
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
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.
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