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单词 argonaut
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Definition of argonaut in English:

argonaut

nounˈɑːɡ(ə)nɔːtˈɑrɡəˌnɔt
  • A small floating octopus, the female of which has webbed sail-like arms and secretes a thin coiled papery shell in which the eggs are laid.

    Genus Argonauta, order Octopoda

    Also called paper nautilus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These ammoniac egg cases/brood chambers closely resemble the female Argonauta shell, produced for this purpose by the adult argonaut.
    • The coleoids include modern squids, cuttlefish, octopuses, and the argonauts or paper-nautilus, together with extinct groups such as the belemnites.
    • One of the most astounding cephalopods is the paper nautilus also known as argonaut.
    Synonyms
    daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer
 
 

Definition of argonaut in US English:

argonaut

nounˈärɡəˌnôtˈɑrɡəˌnɔt
  • A small floating octopus, the female of which has webbed sail-like arms and secretes a thin coiled papery shell in which the eggs are laid.

    Genus Argonauta, order Octopoda

    Also called paper nautilus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The coleoids include modern squids, cuttlefish, octopuses, and the argonauts or paper-nautilus, together with extinct groups such as the belemnites.
    • One of the most astounding cephalopods is the paper nautilus also known as argonaut.
    • These ammoniac egg cases/brood chambers closely resemble the female Argonauta shell, produced for this purpose by the adult argonaut.
    Synonyms
    daredevil, seeker of adventures, hero, heroine, swashbuckler, knight errant, crusader, venturer, traveller, voyager, wanderer
 
 
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