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panchax

noun pan·chax \ˈpan-ˌkaks\

Definition of PANCHAX

:  any of various small brilliantly colored Old World killifishes (genus Aplocheilus) often kept in tropical aquariums
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Origin of PANCHAX

New Latin
First Known Use: 1961

Rhymes with PANCHAX

addax, anthrax, banjax, beeswax, borax, broadax, climax, coax, Colfax, death tax, earwax, flat tax, galax, hyrax, Lomax, lost wax, meat-ax, pickax, poleax, poll tax, relax, sales tax, sin tax, smilax, stamp tax, storax, styrax, surtax, syntax, thorax, toadflax

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