Definitions for argonaut
ˈɑr gəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒtarg·onaut

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. argonautnoun

   someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

2. Argonautnoun

   (Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

3. paper nautilus, nautilus, Argonaut, Argonauta argonoun

   cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. argonautnoun

   A pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta.

2. argonautnoun

   An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.

3. Argonautnoun

   One of the members of the Argo who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece.

4. Argonautnoun

   Any of several ships and submarines of the British and US navies.

5. Argonautnoun

   Team name for the Toronto, Ontario franchise of the Canadian Football League (CFL)

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1. argonaut

   The Argonauts (; Ancient Greek: Ἀργοναῦται, Argonautai, 'Argo sailors') were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, Argo, named after its builder, Argus. They were sometimes called Minyans, after a prehistoric tribe in the area.

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1. argonaut

   An Argonaut can refer to several different things: 1) In Greek mythology, Argonauts were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis (modern day Georgia) in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. 2) In marine biology, Argonaut is a genus of pelagic octopuses commonly known as paper nautiluses, referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete. 3) In technology, Argonaut Software was a British game development company notably responsible for the development of the Super FX chip for the Super Nintendo. 4) In astronomy, an Argonaut is any of several jet-propelled craft, either under development or proposed, for use in exploring the atmosphere of the planet Venus. 5) Modernly, the term argonaut is occasionally used to refer to an adventurer or explorer. The context in which the word is used dictates its meaning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argonautnoun

   any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece

2. Argonautnoun

   a cephalopod of the genus Argonauta

3. Etymology: [L. Argonauta, Gr. ; + sailor, ship. See Argo.]

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1. Argonaut

   The argonauts are a group of pelagic octopuses. They are also called paper nautiluses, referring to the paper-thin eggcase that females secrete. This structure lacks the gas-filled chambers present in chambered nautilus shells and is not a true cephalopod shell, but rather an evolutionary innovation unique to the genus Argonauta. It is used as a brood chamber and for trapped surface air to maintain buoyancy. Argonauts are found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide; they live in the open ocean, i.e. they are pelagic. Like most octopuses, they have a rounded body, eight arms and no fins. However, unlike most octopuses, argonauts live close to the sea surface rather than on the seabed. Argonauta species are characterised by very large eyes and small distal webs. The funnel–mantle locking apparatus is a major diagnostic feature of this taxon. It consists of knob-like cartilages in the mantle and corresponding depressions in the funnel. Unlike the closely allied genera Ocythoe and Tremoctopus, Argonauta species lack water pores. Of its names, "argonaut" means "sailor on the Argo"; "nautilus" is derived from the Greek ναυτίλος, meaning "sailor", because it was formerly supposed that Argonauta used their shell-secreting arms as sails when they were at the surface.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argonaut

   är′go-nawt, n. one of those who sailed in the ship Argo in search of the golden fleece: also (nat. hist.) a name of the nautilus, a mollusc of the octopod type.—adj. Argonaut′ic. [Gr. Argō, and nautēs, a sailor.]

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   • Octopod

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of argonaut in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of argonaut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of argonaut in a Sentence

1. Harley Earl:

   Harley and a board-man and a body engineer sat around and came up with the idea for the Corvette in a darkened room in Detroit's historic Argonaut Building, it was Harley's vision pure and simple — a lot of people forget that Harley was not only an artist, he was an engineer.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=argonaut
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Argonaut
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/argonaut
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=argonaut
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=argonaut