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Canopic jar

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Canopic jar /kəˈnəʊpɪk/

▶noun a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the visceral organs from an embalmed body.

– origin C19: Canopic from L. Canopicus, from Canopus, a town in ancient Egypt.

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