English Explanatory Dictionary

canopic jar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.

Word forms

canopic jar canopic jars

Etymology

From Latin Canōpicus, from Canopus + -icus.

Synonyms

Canopus
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