palinurus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Palinuridae
    genus Palinurus.

WordNet

Pal`inu"rus noun
Etymology
So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Æneas.
Definitions
  1. (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass

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