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Argonauta
Argonauta Ar`go*nau"ta, n. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor. Note: 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.

Meaning of Argonauta from wikipedia

- Argonauta may refer to: Argonaut (animal), molluscs of the genus Argonauta Aprominta argonauta, a species of moth Asterias argonauta, a species of starfish...
- The argonauts (genus Argonauta, the only extant genus in the family Argonautidae) are a group of pelagic octopuses. They are also called paper nautili...
- Argonauta argo, also known as the greater argonaut, is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta. The Chinese name for this species...
- the Spanish Navy have borne the name Argonauta, in honour of the mythological navigators the Argonauts: Argonauta (1798), an 80-gun ship, captured in 1805...
- Argonauta was the name of at least two ships of the Italian Navy and may refer to: Italian submarine Argonauta (1914), ordered by the Imperial Russian...
- †Argonauta absyrtus is an extinct species of octopus ****igned to the genus Argonauta. A. absyrtus was described in 2006 based on fossil material from...
- Argonauta hians, also known as the winged argonaut, muddy argonaut or brown paper nautilus, is a species of pelagic octopus. The common name comes from...
- Argonauta nodosus [previously known as Argonauta nodosa], also known as the ****by or ****bed argonaut, is a species of pelagic octopus. The female of...
- Struisbaai is a coastal town in the Overberg region of South Africa's Western Cape province. The town is in the Cape Agulhas Local Muni****lity in the...
- Argonauta bottgeri, also known as Böttger's argonaut, is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta. The female of the species, like...