Jacques cousteau
[koo-stoh] /kuˈstoʊ/
noun
1.
Jacques Yves
[zhahk eev] /ʒɑk iv/ (Show IPA), 1910–97, French naval officer, author, and underseas explorer: developed the Aqua-Lung.
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