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How to pronounce nyx
IPA transcription: ['nɪks]
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Noun
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(Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox
Usage examples
- "Baryonyx" had a rudimentary secondary palate, similar to crocodiles but unlike most theropod dinosaurs.
- The two species commonly identified are Miracinonyx inexpectatus and M. trumani.
- The walls are faced with onyx, white and grey marble, neatly tiled together.
- Onyx also received critical acclaim, winning Soul Train's album of the year.
- Her mother was Nyx, the personification of night.
- On the Galatian border, Archelaus possessed crystal and onyx mines.