English dictionary

Palinurus

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

type genus of the family Palinuridae

noun.animal

Synonyms genus palinurus

Source: WordNet 3.0
An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

noun

Source: webster1913