pyxis1
/ˈpɪksɪs/noun (plural pyxides /ˈpɪkˌsɪdiːs/)
A small box or casket.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek puxis, from puxos 'box'.
Pyxis2
/ˈpɪksɪs
/Astronomy
A small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Compass Box or Mariner’s Compass), lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis.
Origin
Latin.
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- private soldier
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