| Definition of 'palinurus' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Palinurus, genus Palinurus
type genus of the family Palinuridae
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| Definition of 'palinurus' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) palinurus
an instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
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| Definitions of 'palinurus' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. palinurus
the pilot of one of the ships of Æneas, who, sleeping at his post, fell into the sea, and was drowned.
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