CANOPIC VASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body

Synonyms:

canopic jar; canopic vase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("canopic vase" is a kind of...):

jar (a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)

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