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Argonauta

Argonauta Meaning & Definition
Argonauta Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Argonauta?

[n] type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus

Synonyms | Synonyms for Argonauta: genus Argonauta

Related Terms | Find terms related to Argonauta:

See Also | Argonauta argo | Argonautidae | family Argonautidae | mollusk genus | nautilus | paper nautilus

Argonauta In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar`go*nau"ta\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor. Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See {Hectocotylus}.

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