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palinurus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palinurus \Pal`inu"rus\, n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of [AE]neas.] (Naut.) An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass.
Wikipedia
Palinurus is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae. A 110-million-year-old fossil, recognisable as a member of the genus Palinurus, was discovered in a quarry in El Espinal in Mexico's Chiapas state in 1995 and named P. palaciosi.
- Palinurus - a mythological figure.
Palinurus can also refer to:
- Palinurus (genus) - a genus of spiny lobsters.
Palinurus, in Roman mythology and especially Virgil's Aeneid, is the helmsman of Aeneas's ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide.
Usage examples of "palinurus".
As he was passing the promontory of Palinurus, so-called, a great storm fell upon him.
Octavian, who was surprised by the storm off the Lucanian promontory of Palinurus, lost a great number of his ships, and was obliged to remain in Italy to repair his shattered fleet.
These Palinurus watched, until, overcome by sleep, and the vessel no longer guided truly, he fell into and was swallowed up by the insatiable sea.
Overmuch on a calm world, Palinurus, You must lie naked on some unknown shore.
South the Palinurus to steer the bark in safety over the perilous sea.