Argonaut
- noun
- /ˈɑrɡəˌnɔt/
- Specialized
:
argonauta
- The female Argonaut creates a thin encasing, a shell, where she keeps her eggs safe until the sperm is stored there by a male.
Examples
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"The Argonaut.
Fiction book (1996) -
The exception, Argonauts of the Western Pacific, did have an intriguing title.
Fiction book (1991) -
Argonaut is an Advanced Robotic Guardian Operative designed to protect you.
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It's not a perfect match, by any means, but it appears to share DNA with a cephalopod called the Argonaut, which is a really cool and fascinating octopus.
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The female Argonaut produces a delicate, spiral shell that helps protect her eggs.
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In warm seas, the Argonaut can often be spotted gliding gracefully through the water.
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The unique papery shell of the Argonaut makes it easily recognizable among cephalopods.
Synonyms
A female sea animal that makes a thin shell like paper in a spiral shape
A sea animal like an octopus whose female makes a thin spiral shell
A kind of sea octopus whose females make a thin, paper shell
Surface Forms
Morphology
Argonaut = Argo + naut (opaque) = Argo + naut
The zoological name is a taxonomic/metaphorical label derived from the mythological name and does not allow a learner to deduce 'paper-shelled cephalopod' from the components.
Etymology
Argonaut (the sea animal) gets its name from the Greek parts Argo and nautes 'sailor'. Because the female makes a thin, papery shell and often floats like a small boat, people called this floating octopus an Argonaut.
