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Pyxis comparison table

Subject	has definition	has historical origin	be named by	has synonym	has acronym	is a kind of	has genitive	is an instance of
constellation formerly part of Argo Navis	a constellation created by the international astronomical union by breaking up the constellation Argo Navis	part of the large constellation Argo Navis				constellation	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
constellation named by de Lacaille	a constellation named by Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille	asterism with pictorial or mythical significance	Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille			constellation	which is used when referring to a star in the constellation
Pyxis		part of the large constellation Argo Navis	Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille	Ship's Compass	Pyx		Pyxidis	constellation named by de Lacaille

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