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   Pyxis

   /ˈpɪksɪs/

   • 1. a small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Compass Box or Mariner's Compass), lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis.

   adjective

   • 1. used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Pyxis: "the star Alpha Pyxidis"

   Word Origin Latin. Pyxidis is the Latin genitive form of Pyxis.

   Scrabble Points: 17

   • P

     3

   • Y

     4

   • X

     8

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

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