Pyxis

As Pyxis (old- / Modern Greek: πυξίς , Pyxis ) is defined as:

• an ivory, metal, wooden or stone box for storing jewelry, see pyxis (container)
• a preciously decorated, metal, inside gilded box for storing consecrated hosts in the tabernacle, see pyxis (liturgy)
• The genus of spider turtles ( Pyxis )
• a constellation, see ship compass (constellation)
• the name of the night train that runs regularly between Munich and Hamburg, see Talgo (Deutsche Bahn)
• the pre-series name of Microsoft's media player (another internal MS code name: Zune )

Others:

• Pyxis Ridge , mountain ridge in Palmerland, Antarctica

See also:

• Pixis

Wiktionary: Pyxis  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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