Ar·go·naut (är g -nôt )n. 1. Greek Mythology One who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece. 2. also argonaut A person who is engaged in a dangerous but rewarding quest; an adventurer. [From Latin Argonautae, Argonauts, from Greek Argonaut  s, Argonaut : Arg , the ship Argo + nauts, sailor (from naus, ship; see n u- in Indo-European roots).] |
| ar·go·naut (ärg-nôt) n. See paper nautilus. [New Latin Argonauta, genus name, from Latin Argonautae, Argonauts; see Argonaut.] |
Argonaut [ˈɑːgəˌnɔːt]
n
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
2. (Historical Terms) a person who took part in the Californian gold rush of 1849
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the paper nautilus
[from Greek Argonautēs, from Argō the name of Jason's ship + nautēs sailor]
Argonautic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  argonaut - someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventureadventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks |
| 2. | Argonaut - (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks | |
| 3. |  Argonaut - cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shellsoctopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell Argonauta, genus Argonauta - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus |
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