nautilus
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nautilus
- /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ UK
- /ˈnɔ.tɪ.ləs/ US
- /ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/ US
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From Latin nautilus, from Ancient Greek ναυτίλος (nautílos, “paper nautilus, sailor”).
noun nautiluses · 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, 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.
- A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
- A paper nautilus (actually an octopus).
Similar: chambered nautilus
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noun
Similar: chambered nautilus
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noun marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae
| Español | nautilo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앵무조개 aengmujogae, 노틸러스 notilleoseu |
| 日本語 | 鸚鵡貝 ōmugai, オウムガイ ōmugai |
| 中文 | 鸚鵡螺 /鹦鹉螺 yīngwǔluó |
| हिन्दी | नौटिलस nauṭilas |
| Português | náutilo |
| Français | nautile |
| Deutsch | Nautilus, Perlboot |
| Italiano | nautilo |
| Ελληνικά | ναυτίλος naftílos |
| Română | nautil |
| Русский | наути́лус nautílus, кора́блик koráblik |
| Tiếng Việt | ốc anh vũ |
| العربية | نُوتِيّ nūtiyy |
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