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9 words match “ARGONAUT”

ARGONAUT n. 2 definitions
A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
ARGONAUTA n.
A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
ARGONAUTIC a.
Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.
FORTY-NINER n.
One of those who went to California in the rush for gold in 1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]
GOLDEN a.
m that bore Phryxus through the air to Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the Argonautic expedition. (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also Toison d'Or. -- Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang] -- Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubb…
HECTOCOTYLUS n.
to effect the fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male, and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.
MERCANTILE a.
o with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. Arbuthnot. Mercantile agency, an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them…
NAUTILUS n.
The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper.
OCTOCERATA n.
A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.