Definition of Pyxis in English:
Pyxis
proper noun
AstronomyA small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Compass Box or Mariner's Compass), lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis.
Pronunciation
adjective
(also Pyxidis)
Astronomy postpositive Used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Pyxis.
- ‘the star Alpha Pyxidis’
Pronunciation
Origin
Latin. Pyxidis is the Latin genitive form of Pyxis.
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