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onyxes

onyxes is the plural of onyx.

Meaning of onyx

Noun

onyx (countable and uncountable, plural onyxes)

  1. A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
    • People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!2023 September 23, Tom Robbins, “Suite dreams”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
    • Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
    Synonyms:
    ebony, raven
  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.

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Questions about onyxes

What is onyxes the plural of?
Onyxes is the plural of onyx.

Words near onyxes in the dictionary

  1. onyon
  2. onyons
  3. onyx
  4. onyx marble
  5. onyx marbles
  6. onyxes
  7. onyxitis
  8. onz
  9. onza
  10. onzas
  11. onça

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