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noun
An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: Canopus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: canopic vase
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: jar
History
From Latin Canōpicus, from Canopus + -icus.
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