1) Genus argonauta 2) Mollusk genus 
• (n.) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor.
<zoology> A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor. ... 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 ...
Ar`go·nau'ta noun (Zoology) A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called paper nautilus or paper sailor . » 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 ...
The Argonauta was an Italian Argonauta Class coastal submarine of 599 tons displacement launched in 1931. The Argonauta was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14 knots surfaced and 8.5 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 41 and was armed with one 4 inch gun; two 13 mm anti-aircraft guns and six 21 inch torpedo tubes.
[n] - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
genus Argonauta noun type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus