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Ca⋅no⋅pic

  [kuh-noh-pik, -nop-ik]
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–adjective
pertaining to Canopus.
Origin:
1875–80; < L Canōpicus of Canopus; see -ic
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Ca·no·pic or ca·no·pic   (kə-nō'pĭk, -nŏp'ĭk)   
adj.  Relating to or being an ancient Egyptian vase, urn, or jar used to hold the viscera of an embalmed body.

[After Canopus1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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