Definitions of Argonaut
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(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
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example of:
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character, fictional character, fictitious character
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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character, fictional character, fictitious character
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cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
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synonyms:
Argonauta argo, nautilus, paper nautilus
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type of:
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octopod
a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
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octopod
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