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Canopus1 definition

Ca·no·pus (kə nō′pəs)

noun

a supergiant binary star in the constellation Carina, the second brightest star: magnitude, -0.7

Etymology: L < Gr Kanōpos

Canopus2 definition

Ca·no·pus (kə nō′pəs)

seaport in ancient Egypt, near the mouth of the Nile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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