First Known Use: 1708
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Anubis
noun Anu·bis \ə-ˈnü-bəs, -ˈnyü-\
Definition of ANUBIS
: a jackal-headed god in Egyptian mythology who leads the dead to judgment
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Origin of ANUBIS
Latin, from Greek Anoubis, from Egyptian inpw
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