The Collaborative International Dictionary
canopic vase
canopic jar \ca*no"pic jar`\ n. a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; -- also called canopic vase. [Also spelled Canopic jar.]
WordNet
canopic vase
n. a jar used in ancient egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body [syn: canopic jar]