"Canopus" meaning in English

See Canopus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kəˈnoʊpəs/
Etymology: From Latin Canōpus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Canōpus}} Latin Canōpus Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Canopus
  1. (astronomy) A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky. Categories (topical): Stars Translations (star): سُهَيْل (suhayl) (Arabic), 老人星 (lou⁵ jan⁴ sing¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 老人星 (Lǎorénxīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Κάνωπος (Kánopos) [masculine] (Greek), Canōpus [masculine] (Latin), Autahi (Maori), Atutahi (Maori), Makahea (Maori), سهیل (soheyl) (Persian), اگست (agast) (Persian), پرک (parak) (Persian), Canopo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-I4YCXJmV Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'star': 100 0 0
  2. (Greek mythology) The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (Menelaus' pilot): Κάνωπος (Kánopos) [masculine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-~3wpAhq1 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of "Menelaus' pilot": 0 100 0
  3. An ancient coastal city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance. Categories (place): Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-name-EwV0DC37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canopic jar

Noun

IPA: /kəˈnoʊpəs/ Forms: Canopuses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin Canōpus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Canōpus}} Latin Canōpus Head templates: {{en-noun}} Canopus (plural Canopuses)
  1. A canopic jar.
    Sense id: en-Canopus-en-noun-3hbMQNlc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 29 8 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 25 15 41

Inflected forms

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