As an interjection paxis
is (british).
As a noun pyxis is
a small box.
pyxis
Proper noun
Hypernyms
* (genus) Reptilia - class, Anapsida - subclass, Testudines - order, Cryptodira - suborder, Testudinoidea - superfamily, Testudinidae - family
Hyponyms
* (genus) - species