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Canopus

Pronunciation: /kəˈnoʊpəs/

The English word “Canopus” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A white bright giant, visually the second brightest star in the night sky, a part of the southern constellation of Carina.
  2. The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
  3. An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.

noun

  1. A canopic jar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Canōpus.

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