palinurus

Noun
Synonyms: genus Palinurus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. type genus of the family PalinuridaeSynonyms: genus Palinurus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Palinurus \Pal`inu"rus\, n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Aeneas.] (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass. [1913 Webster]
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