argonaut

noun

cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece

someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

Roots

argoargo- · Greek · the ship Argo (Jason's vessel)nautesnaut- · Greek · sailor

Words related to argonaut

argonauticadj nautilusn argusn herculesn hesperid titanessn oceanidn centaurian oreadn tritonn phoebusn heliosn apollon odysseyn nauplius octopodn gigantomachyadj telamonn medusan medusann proteusn troilus

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