Pyxis
/ˈpɪksɪs/1
- Astronomy a small and inconspicuous southern constellation (the Compass Box or Mariner's Compass), lying in the Milky Way between Vela and Puppis【天文】罗盘星座。
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- as genitive Pyxidis /-dɪs/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星罗盘星座的：
the star Alpha Pyxidis
罗盘座α星。
词源
Latin.