CANOPUS

Canopus

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ca*no"pus, n. Etym: [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. (Astron.)

Definition: A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation Argo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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