noun pl. pyxides
Origin: ME < L: see pyx
noun
Origin: ModL, short for Pyxis nautica, mariner's compass < L pyxis: see pyx
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noun pl. pyx·i·des (pĭkˈsĭ-dēzˌ)
Origin:
Origin: Latin pyxis, box
Origin: , from Greek puxis
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Origin:
Origin: New Latin Pyxis (nautica), (mariner's) compass
Origin: , from Greek puxis, box
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