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canopic urn definition

ca·no·pic urn (kə nō′pik)

an urn used in ancient Egypt to hold and preserve the internal organs of the mummified dead
also canopic jar (or vase) canopic jar (or vase)

Etymology: < L Canopicus, after Canopus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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