different between argonaut vs argonaute

English

Etymology

Generalised use of Argonaut.

Noun

argonaut (plural argonauts)

1. Any of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
   • 2018, Mark Carnall, The Guardian, 27 March:

     Amazingly, it wasn’t until 2010 that scientists experimentally understood how argonauts use their shell constructions to float in the water column and control buoyancy.

2. An adventurer on a dangerous but rewarding quest.

Derived terms

• jargonaut

Translations

Further reading

• Argonaut (animal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

From French argonaute.

Noun

argonaut m (plural argonau?i)

1. argonaut

Declension

English

Noun

argonaute (plural argonautes)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) Any of a group of proteins responsible for the gene silencing phenomenon known as RNA interference

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin Argonauta from Ancient Greek ?????????? (Argonaút?s) from ???? (Arg?, “the ship Argo”) + ?????? (naút?s, “sailor”)

Pronunciation

Noun

argonaute m or f (plural argonautes)

1. argonaut