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onyx.

good yellowish marble; (prob. stalagmite limestone); (unguent) box/jar of this; multicolored gem; variety of quartz; kind of razor-shell clam; female scallop;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔ.nyks]Classical-Latin[ˈɔː.niks]
  1. onyx (yellow marble)

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. a yellowish precious stone

    declension-3 · masculine
  3. the female of a mussel of the scallop species

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ὄνῠξ (ónŭx, “nail”).

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