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Palinurus

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Pal`inu´rus
n.1.(Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass.
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Noun1.PalinurusPalinurus - type genus of the family Palinuridae
genus Palinurus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Palinuridae, Palinuridae - spiny lobsters
sea crawfish, spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crawfish, crayfish - large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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One solitary distant star Is all I have to guide me, A brighter orb than those of old That Palinurus lighted.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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