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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.

The breeding work concerns fowls, canaries, and the Currant moth (Abraxas grossulariata).

This condition of affairs exists not only in the moth Abraxas, but also in the fowl as shown by Pearl.

After midsummer, the conspicuous cream, black and yellow-spotted 'Magpie' moth (Abraxas grossulariata) is common in gardens.

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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