| argonauta | (n) type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus, Syn. genus Argonauta |
| Argonauta | ‖n. (Zool.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 葵貝 | [あおいがい;アオイガイ, aoigai ; aoigai] (n) (1) (uk) (See 貝蛸) eggcase (shell) of the greater argonaut; (2) (col) greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 貝蛸 | [かいだこ;カイダコ, kaidako ; kaidako] (n) (uk) (See 葵貝) greater argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta argo) [Add to Longdo] |
| 船蛸 | [ふねだこ;フネダコ, funedako ; funedako] (n) (uk) (See 蛸船) winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians) [Add to Longdo] |
| 蛸船 | [たこぶね;タコブネ, takobune ; takobune] (n) (1) (uk) (col) (See 船蛸) eggcase (shell) of the winged argonaut; (2) winged argonaut (species of paper nautilus, Argonauta hians) [Add to Longdo] |