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Canopic jar

Pronunciation: /kəˈnəʊpɪk/

(also Canopic vase)
Definition of Canopic jar

noun

  • a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body.

Origin:

late 19th century: Canopic from Latin Canopicus, from Canopus, the name of a town in ancient Egypt

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