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oceanaut

oceanaut noun: an explorer in a submarine.

Noun

oceanaut (plural oceanauts)

  1. An explorer in a submarine.
  2. Someone who lives or does scientific work underwater.

Forms of oceanaut

pluraloceanauts

Origin of oceanaut

From ocean + -naut, modelled on astronaut.

Questions about oceanaut

What does oceanaut mean?
Oceanaut means an explorer in a submarine.
What part of speech is oceanaut?
Oceanaut is a noun.
What is the plural of oceanaut?
The plural of oceanaut is oceanauts.

Words near oceanaut in the dictionary

  1. Oceana
  2. Oceana County
  3. oceanaria
  4. oceanarium
  5. oceanariums
  6. oceanaut
  7. oceanauts
  8. oceanbed
  9. oceanbeds
  10. oceanborne
  11. oceanet

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