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argonaut.

Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).

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noun/ˈɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/UK/ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/General-American/ˈɑɹ.ɡəˌnɑt/cot-caught-merger
  1. Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).

  2. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.

  3. A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.

    historical · specifically
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