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canopic jar

or Canopic jar

noun

  1. a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain the entrails of an embalmed body.


Canopic jar

/ kəˈnəʊpɪk /

noun

  1. (in ancient Egypt) one of four containers with tops in the form of animal heads of the gods, for holding the entrails of a mummy


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Word History and Origins

Origin of canopic jar1

First recorded in 1890–95

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