argonaut
nounUK /ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/ · US /ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/
Etymology Generalised use of Argonaut.
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.
- Derived terms
- greater argonaut, jargonaut