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nautilus

noun
/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/UK/ˈnɔ.tɪ.ləs/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ναυτίλος — “paper nautilus, sailor”
  2. derived from nautilus

Definitions

  1. A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean,…

    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.

    • He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral.

  2. A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.

  3. A paper nautilus (actually an octopus).

The neighborhood

Derived

nautiliform, nautilite, nautiloid, paper nautilus, pearly nautilus

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA