A member of the family Argonautidae, pelagic octopod cephalopods including the genus Argonaut.
From Argonaut plus the zoological suffix '-id,' indicating a member of a family. Used in scientific taxonomy to classify these mollusks.
Argonautids were mysterious creatures to early naturalists—the delicate paper-like structures females create were so unusual that scientists thought they found actual miniature ships!
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