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panchax
n.
5ModL6 any of various brilliantly colored killifishes (genus Aplocheilus) often kept in tropical fish aquariums



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pandect
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5Fr pandecte < LL Pandectae, the Pandects < L, pl. of pandectes, an all-inclusive book < Gr pandektcs, lit., all-receiving < pan, all (see PAN3) + dechesthai, to contain, receive < IE *dea3: see DECENT6
1 [often pl.] a complete body of laws; legal code
2 [Now Rare] a complete or comprehensive digest



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paneity
n. - Theology, state of being merely bread.

the state of the bread wafers prior to their being blessed for the Eucharist
Eucharist
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5ME eukarist < OFr eucariste < LL(Ec) eucharistia < Gr, gratitude (in N.T., the Eucharist) < eucharistos, grateful < eu3, well (see EU3) + charizesthai, to show favor to6
1 HOLY COMMUNION
2 the consecrated bread and wine used in Holy Communion, or either of these
Eu#cha[ris4tic
adj.




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Oxyrhynchus was the name of a place in Egypt where a collection of papyrus gnostic texts was found towards the end of the 19th century.

It was also the name of the fish that ate the God Osiris's penis after Osiris's body was dismembered and thrown into the Nile by his brother Set. When Isis collected the pieces and resurrected Osiris, this part was missing.

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Interesting word, wwh. I guess as the 'nose' part, but couldn't guess at the 'oxy' part.

Now I wonder how pointed does a nose or snout have to be to be classified as 'oxyrhynchus'? I've been reading about the meerkats, and they have somewhat pointed noses--and I wonder whether theirs would qualify as being 'oxyrhynchate'--if that might be the adjective form? Certainly an anteater would possess an oxyrhynchus.


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Paludicolous? Ridiculous! Use this word and you'll bog your audience down in confusion.


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Oxyrhynchus was the name of a place in Egypt where a collection of papyrus gnostic texts was found towards the end of the 19th century.


Oh, Bingley, I just read your post after posting my own on the word.

Now where is the connection between what you wrote and "pointed nose"?


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Dear Bingley: Thanks for explaining a lot of hits that puzzled me.


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Oxyrynchus was the Greek/Latin name for a Nile fish with a pointed nose, a kind of pike I believe. It was one of the many Egyptian animal gods (there are advantages to eating a god's penis), and its main temple was in the town of Oxyrynchus (a loan translation from the Egyptian perhaps). It would seem the papyri found there were much more than just a collection of gnostic texts. Apparently BBC Radio did a series of programmes on the city and the archaeological discoveries there: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/oxyrhynchos.shtml

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Dear Bingley: you have a sharp nose for interesting sites.


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