Pyxis
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