onycha

3 definitions found

onycha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a
     kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See Onyx.]
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     1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the
        operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34.
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     2. The precious stone called onyx. [R.]
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onycha - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Onycha
  a nail; claw; hoof, (Heb. sheheleth; Ex. 30:34), a Latin word
  applied to the operculum, i.e., the claw or nail of the strombus
  or wing-shell, a univalve common in the Red Sea. The opercula of
  these shell-fish when burned emit a strong odour "like
  castoreum." This was an ingredient in the sacred incense.

onycha - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Onycha, AL (town, FIPS 57024)
    Location: 31.22433 N, 86.27909 W
    Population (1990): 150 (72 housing units)
    Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)