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Noun: argonaut  'aa(r)-gu,not
  1. Someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure
Noun: Argonaut  'aa(r)-gu,not
  1. (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
     
  2. Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
    - paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonauta argo

Derived forms: argonauts, Argonauts

Type of: adventurer, character, fictional character, fictitious character, octopod, venturer

Part of: Argonauta, genus Argonauta

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