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onyx

/ˈɒnɪks/ noun C1
  1. A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
  3. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga. (countable, uncountable)

Plural onyxes

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