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—:§ 13 THIRD DECLENSION. 296. Exceptions in X.Masc. 1. AX. Corax, cordax, dropax, styrax, thorax, are masculine.2. EX. All nouns in ex are masculine, except lex, nex, supellex ifeminine ; cortex, imbrex, obex, rumex, silex, sometimeafeminine;grex and pumex, rarely feminine ; and atriplex ineuter.3. IX. Cdlix, fornix, phoenix, spddix, are masculine, and sometimeaperdix and varix ; otherwise feminine.4. OX. Box, esox, and volvox. are masculine.6. UX. Tradux is masculine.6. YX. Bombyx, a silk worm ; calyn, coccyx, oryx, are masculinebut onyx, and sandyx, p.vq masculine or feminine.*7. NX. Quincunx, septunx, decunz, deunx, parts of as, are madculine ; lynx is mascauiifc or feminine.Calx, lime, is feminine ; calr, ULc keel, masculine or feminine.Bombyx, silk, is feminine.Neut. Atriplex, gold-herb, is neuter.3. NEUTER NOUNS.Rule 3. Nouns in a, e, % c, and £, are89.always neuter ; those in Z, ai\ ur, and us, are almostalways neuter.90. The following are exceptions ; viz1. Exceptions in L.Masc. Mugil and sol are masculine; sal, in the singular, is commonlymasculine or feminine, sometimes neuter ; in the plural, alwaysmasculine. 42. Exceptions in AS.Masc. Sdlar is masculine. Par, in the sense of " mate," is masculine orfeminine ; in the sense of " a pair," it is neuter.3. Exceptions in UR.Masc.Astur, furfur, turtur, and vultur, are masculine.4. Exceptions in US.Masc. Lepus, mus, rhus, meaning a seed, or spice, and Greek nouns in pi«s(except lagopus, feminine), are masculine.Fem. Nouns in us, having litis, or udis in the genitive ; also pecus, -udistellus, lagopus, and rhus, meaning a tree, are feminine. Grus, ismasculine or feminine.