
Meaning of CANOPUS
| Pronunciation: | | ku'nowpus
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky |
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CANOPUS is a 7 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | Carina, supergiant | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ca*no"pus\, n. [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. ?, town of Egypt.]
(Astron.)
A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation
Argo.
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