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Definition of argonaut in English: argonautnounˈɑːɡ(ə)nɔːtˈɑrɡəˌnɔt A small floating octopus, the female of which has webbed sail-like arms and secretes a thin coiled papery shell in which the eggs are laid. 船蛸。亦称PAPER NAUTILUS Genus Argonauta, order Octopoda Also called paper nautilus Example sentencesExamples - These ammoniac egg cases/brood chambers closely resemble the female Argonauta shell, produced for this purpose by the adult argonaut.
- The coleoids include modern squids, cuttlefish, octopuses, and the argonauts or paper-nautilus, together with extinct groups such as the belemnites.
- One of the most astounding cephalopods is the paper nautilus also known as argonaut.
Synonyms daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer
Definition of argonaut in US English: argonautnounˈärɡəˌnôtˈɑrɡəˌnɔt A small floating octopus, the female of which has webbed sail-like arms and secretes a thin coiled papery shell in which the eggs are laid. 船蛸。亦称PAPER NAUTILUS Genus Argonauta, order Octopoda Also called paper nautilus Example sentencesExamples - The coleoids include modern squids, cuttlefish, octopuses, and the argonauts or paper-nautilus, together with extinct groups such as the belemnites.
- One of the most astounding cephalopods is the paper nautilus also known as argonaut.
- These ammoniac egg cases/brood chambers closely resemble the female Argonauta shell, produced for this purpose by the adult argonaut.
Synonyms daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer
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