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A⋅nu⋅bis

[uh-noo-bis, uh-nyoo-]
–noun Egyptian Religion.
the god of tombs and weigher of the hearts of the dead: represented as having the head of a jackal.
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A·nu·bis   (ə-nōō'bĭs, ə-nyōō'-)   
n.   Mythology
A jackal-headed Egyptian god, the son of Osiris. He conducted the dead to the underworld.
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