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Word: canopus (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Proper noun:

  • An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
  • greekmyth The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
  • star A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (?) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.

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