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CANOPIC JAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
Synonyms:
canopic jar; canopic vase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("canopic jar" is a kind of...):
jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)