chambered nautilus

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chambered nautilus

noun chambered nautiluses · chambered nautili

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. 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.
A nautilus of species Nautilus pompilius.
Similar: nautilus

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noun Nautilus pompilius

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@misc{chambered_nautilus_2026,
  title = {chambered nautilus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chambered%20nautilus},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}