crux ansata

/ (ænˈseɪtə) /

noun plural cruces ansatae (ænˈseɪtiː)

another term for ankh

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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Words nearby crux ansata

cruveilhier's sign, cruveilhier-baumgarten murmur, cruveilhier-baumgarten sign, cruveilhier-baumgarten syndrome, crux, crux ansata, crux of heart, crux of the matter, crux pilorum, cruyff, cruz

Word Origin for crux ansata

New Latin, literally: cross with a handle

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Example sentences from the Web for crux ansata

A mixed vision, this of yours, Leo, with its mountain peak shaped like a crux-ansata and the rest.
Ayesha|H. Rider Haggard
She is crowned and always bears the male symbol of life—the crux-ansata.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble