argonaut
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See also: Argonaut
English
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Etymology
[edit]Generalised use of Argonaut.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɑt/
Noun
[edit]argonaut (plural argonauts)
- Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
- 2018 March 27, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:
- Amazingly, it wasn’t until 2010 that scientists experimentally understood how argonauts use their shell constructions to float in the water column and control buoyancy.
- An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
- (specifically, historical) A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta
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an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest
Further reading
[edit]argonaut (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French argonaute.
Noun
[edit]argonaut m (plural argonauți)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | argonaut | argonautul | argonauți | argonauții | |
genitive-dative | argonaut | argonautului | argonauți | argonauților | |
vocative | argonautule | argonauților |
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