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abraxas
noun as in open sesame
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Upon them were engraved mysterious hieroglyphs and figures, called Abraxas, and they are known as Abraxoides.
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The breeding work concerns fowls, canaries, and the Currant moth (Abraxas grossulariata).
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This condition of affairs exists not only in the moth Abraxas, but also in the fowl as shown by Pearl.
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After midsummer, the conspicuous cream, black and yellow-spotted 'Magpie' moth (Abraxas grossulariata) is common in gardens.
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Abraxas-stones were so called from having the word Abraxas or Abrasax engraved on them.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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