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argonauts

argonauts is the plural of argonaut.

Meaning of argonaut

Noun

argonaut (plural argonauts)

  1. Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
    • Amazingly, it wasn’t until 2010 that scientists experimentally understood how argonauts use their shell constructions to float in the water column and control buoyancy.2018 March 27, Mark Carnall, The Guardian
  2. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
  3. (historical, specifically) A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.

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Noun capitalized: Argonauts

Argonauts

  1. (plural) plural of Argonaut

Phrases with argonauts

Questions about argonauts

What is argonauts the plural of?
Argonauts is the plural of argonaut.
What part of speech is argonauts?
Argonauts is a noun.

Words near argonauts in the dictionary

  1. argonautic
  2. Argonautical
  3. argonautid
  4. argonautids
  5. argonautoid
  6. argonauts
  7. Argonia
  8. argonide
  9. argonides
  10. argonite
  11. argonium

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