Found 2 hits - Term: palinurus, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
palinurus
n : type genus of the family palinuridae syn: genus palinurus
see also:
genus palinurus
Dictionary of Words and Phrases online did not found adittional definition or meaning about palinurus. Last accessed:2008/10/07 00:19:56 [Total processing time: 1 seconds] |