canopic jar
canopic jar · canopic jars
An Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placedAn Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.
Meaning
1 sensesAn Egyptian pottery container in which the entrails of a mummy have been placed.
More definitions
- a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin Canōpicus, from Canopus + -icus.From Latin Canōpicus, from Canopus + -icus.
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Forms
plural: canopic jars| Singular | canopic jar |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body:canopic vase