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canopic

canopic adjective: relating to a forest canopy. Also the alternative form of Canopic.

Adjective (1)

canopic (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Relating to a forest canopy.
    • At the formal level of public communication it has been the practice with the Forest Departments in recent years to state that the needed massive regeneration of forestry with the objectives of extending canopic coverage cannot[…]1989, Buddhadeb Chaudhuri, Asok Kumar Maiti, Forest and Forest Development in India, South Asia Books
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:canopic.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Canopic

Canopic (not comparable)

  1. From or relating to the ancient city of Canopus in northern Egypt.

Also used as

canopic is also the alternative form of Canopic.

Origin of canopic

From Latin Canōpicus.

Words formed from canopic

Phrases with canopic

Questions about canopic

What does canopic mean?
Canopic means relating to a forest canopy.
What part of speech is canopic?
Canopic is an adjective.

Words near canopic in the dictionary

  1. canophiles
  2. canophilia
  3. canophilist
  4. canophilists
  5. canophobia
  6. canopic
  7. canopic jar
  8. canopic jars
  9. canopied
  10. canopies
  11. Canopus

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