— Argonautic , adj.
/ahr"geuh nawt', -not'/ , n.
1. Class. Myth. a member of the band of men who sailed to Colchis with Jason in the ship Argo in search of the Golden Fleece.
2. ( sometimes l.c. ) a person in quest of something dangerous but rewarding; adventurer.
3. a person who moved to California during the gold rush of 1849.
4. ( l.c. ) See paper nautilus .
[ Argonauta Argonaútes crewman of the ship ARGO; see NAUTICAL ]