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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.NounEllipsis of commodore admiral.
7.NounA rear admiral (lower half).
8.NounAny of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.