canopic jar

Other forms: canopic jars

Definitions of canopic jar
  1. noun
    a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body
    synonyms: canopic vase
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    type of:
    jar
    a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
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