CANOPIC JAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canopic jar mean? 

• CANOPIC JAR (noun)
  The noun CANOPIC JAR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CANOPIC JAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANOPIC JAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

canopic jar; canopic vase

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

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