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Argonaut

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Argonaut

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n
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
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n
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Argonaut
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n (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

Example of:
character, fictional character, fictitious character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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n cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

Synonyms:
Argonauta argo, nautilus, paper nautilus
Type of:
octopod
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
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