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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. Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
    - paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonauta argo
     
  2. (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
    - Argonauts

Derived forms: argonauts, Argonauts

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

Part of: Argonauta, genus Argonauta

Encyclopedia: Argonaut