Meaning Canopus
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Canopus


bright southern star, 1550s, ultimately from Greek Kanopos, Kanobos perhaps from Egyptian Kahi Nub "golden earth." The association with "weight" found in the name of the star in so [..]
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Canopus


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