"argonaut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: argonauts [plural]
Etymology: Generalised use of Argonaut. Head templates: {{en-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). Translations (a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta): vocenikuita (Fijian), argonaute (French), moamoa waʻa (Hawaiian), ʻauwaʻalālua (Hawaiian), muheke (Maori), argonauta [masculine] (Polish), żeglarek [masculine] (Polish), argonauta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), аргона́вт (argonávt) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-argonaut-en-noun-en:octopod Disambiguation of 'a pelagic octopus of the genus Argonauta': 92 3 6
  2. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest. Translations (an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest): αργοναύτης (argonáftis) [masculine] (Greek), argonauta [masculine] (Polish), argonauta [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), аргона́вт (argonávt) [masculine] (Russian), argonaut [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-argonaut-en-noun-SB6lePMT Disambiguation of 'an adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest': 2 94 4
  3. (specifically, historical) A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849. Tags: historical, specifically Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Octopuses
    Sense id: en-argonaut-en-noun-ax19He~P Disambiguation of People: 13 30 57 Disambiguation of Octopuses: 23 6 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Fijian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 8 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 35 7 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 8 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 6 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 4 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Fijian translations: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 8 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 12 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 25 15 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 25 16 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 16 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 15 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 7 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 15 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: greater argonaut, jargonaut

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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