2. Cănōpus (-pŏs), i, m., = Κάνωπος, the brightest star in the constellation Argo (visible in Southern Europe), Manil. 1, 215; Vitr. 9, 4 (7); Plin. 2, 70, 71, § 178; Luc. 8, 181 (scanned Cănŏpŭs, Mart. Cap. 7, § 808).