Pronunciation: k ə - ' n ō -pik-, - ' nä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Canopus, Egyptian
Date: 1893
: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy
canopic jar
Pronunciation: k ə - ' n ō -pik-, - ' nä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Canopus, Egyptian
Date: 1893
: a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the viscera of a deceased person usually for burial with the mummy
canopic jar
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012