Anubis

noun

Anu·​bis ə-ˈnü-bəs How to pronounce Anubis (audio)
-ˈnyü-
: a jackal-headed god in Egyptian mythology who leads the dead to judgment

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Anubis, with the head of a jackal, stood at the passage to the underworld. — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Two other roaming wolves, Ella and Anubis, did the same. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 22 Jan. 2026 Potentially encouraging this practice was the god Anubis, the guardian of tombs, the guide to the afterlife, and the deity most associated with dogs. — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024 The deepest chamber, nicknamed the Treasury, was guarded by a huge black jackal, representing the god Anubis, with a linen cloak, collar of blue flowers, claws of silver, and ears and eyes of gold. — Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for Anubis

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Anoubis, from Egyptian inpw

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Anubis was in 1567

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