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Canopus

ca·no·pus

UK/kəˈnoʊpəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Canōpus.

Phrases

  • canopic jar

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