see|pyxis
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Etymology
L. pyxis, "little box"

Proper noun
Pyxis

1. zoology: A zoological genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae.
2. zoology: A genus of beetles.

See also
Testudinidae

English
wikipedia|Pyxis (constellation)

Etymology
Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille|Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, and originally called Pyxis Nautica "Nautical compass". From L. pyxis#Latin|pyxis, a "little box"

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. constellation A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the compass of a ship. It is associated with the larger Argo Navis, although it was never offically part of that constellation.

Translations
trans-top|constellation
French: Boussole f
German: Schiffskompass m
trans-mid
Russian: �омпа�
Spanish: Brújula
trans-bottom

See also
Argo
Argo Navis
Carina
Puppis
Vela

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