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Ampyx

noun
Am·​pyx | \ ˈam(ˌ)piks\

Definition of Ampyx

: a genus of small blind Ordovician trilobites with a long spine at the anterior end of the head

First Known Use of Ampyx

1843, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ampyx

New Latin, from Greek, woman's diadem, probably from am- (from ana-) + -pyx (akin to Greek pykazein to cover closely, surround, crown); akin to Avestan pusā- diadem

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