nautilus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
A paper nautilus (actually an octopus).

/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ /ˈnɔ.tɪ.ləs/ /ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/ en-us-nautilus.ogg

nautilus nautiluses nautili

From Latin nautilus, from Ancient Greek ναυτίλος (nautílos, “paper nautilus, sailor”).

chambered nautilus

nautical

nautiliform nautilite nautiloid paper nautilus pearly nautilus

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