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1.nounA naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
2.nounA (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
3.nounThe leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
4.nounThe president of a yacht club.
5.nounA yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
6.nounA commodore admiral.
7.nounA rear admiral (lower half).
8.nounAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.