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Palinurus

Palinurus Meaning & Definition
Palinurus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palinurus?

[n] type genus of the family Palinuridae

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palinurus: genus Palinurus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Palinurus:

See Also | arthropod genus | crawfish | crayfish | family Palinuridae | langouste | Palinuridae | rock lobster | sea crawfish | spiny lobster

Palinurus In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal`inu"rus\, n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of [AE]neas.] (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

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