argonaut

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
2. noun An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.
3. noun A 49er, a person who took part in the California Gold Rush of 1849.

Similar words

greater argonaut argonautoid paper nautilus apogonid agonid actaeonid octapus apogastropod acteonoid astropecten

Often followed by

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Word family

Argonaut Argonauts argonauts