Canopic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a forest canopy. not-comparable, rare

    "At the formal level of public communication it has been the practice with the Forest Departments in recent years to state that the needed massive regeneration of forestry with the objectives of extending canopic coverage cannot[…]"

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Canopic (“from the ancient city of Canopus”). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
  3. 3
    From or relating to the ancient city of Canopus in northern Egypt. not-comparable

Synonyms

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herakleoticherakleotic

Example

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"He says no mummy was found in the pyramid, but that there are remains of canopic jars, the alabaster jars used to store organs removed from a body before it is mummified."

Etymology

From Latin Canōpicus.

Related phrases

canopic jar

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