canopus
/K AH0 N OW1 P AH0 S/noun
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(astronomy) A white bright giant, visually the second brightest star in the night sky, a part of the southern constellation of Carina.
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An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
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(Greek mythology) The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
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A canopic jar.
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