Pyxis
See also: pyxis
Translingual
editEtymology
editLatin pyxis (“little box”), from Ancient Greek
Proper noun
editPyxis 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
editEtymology
editNamed by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica (“nautical compass”), from Latin pyxis (“little box”).
Proper noun
editPyxis
- (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
editTranslations
editconstellation
See also
editGerman
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin pyxis (literally “little box”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editPyxis 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
editDeclension of Pyxis [feminine]
Related terms
editProper noun
editPyxis f (proper noun, genitive Pyxis, plural Pyxiden or Pyxides)
- (astronomy) Pyxis (spring constellation of the southern sky)
- Synonym: Schiffskompass
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