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Argonaut definition

Ar·go·naut (är′gə nôt′, -nät′)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. any of the men who sail with Jason to search for the Golden Fleece
  2. ☆ a person who took part in the California gold rush of 1848-49
  3. Zool. paper nautilus

Etymology: L Argonauta < Gr Argonautēs < Argō, Jason's ship + nautēs, sailor < naus, ship

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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