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argonaut, in zoology: see paper nautilus paper nautilus, pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod mollusk of the genus Argonauta. Like the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight tentacles, and no fins. It is so named for the beautiful papery shell, up to 8 in.
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Similarly the story of the Argonauts appears from the fragments (37-42) to have been told in some detail.
But the Argonauts saw that this good king looked downcast and very much troubled, and they therefore inquired of him what was the matter.
Involuntarily the names of Naxos, Tenedos, and Carpathos, rise before the mind, and we seek vainly for Ulysses' vessel or the "clipper" of the Argonauts.
 
 
 
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