PYXIS
Pyxis
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a mariner's compass . Pyxis is completely visible from latitudes south of 53 degrees north, with its best evening-sky visibility in January through March. The brightest star is Alpha Pyxidis at magnitude 3.68.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Pyxis
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pyxis
Noun
- A small box
- : A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit; a pyxidium
- A nautical compass
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