| paper nautilus n. A cephalopod mollusk (Argonauta argo) with eight tentacles, the female of which inhabits a paper-thin shell that later acts as an egg case. Also called argonaut. |
paper nautilus
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Argonauta, esp A. argo, of warm and tropical seas, having a papery external spiral shell: order Octopoda (octopods) Also called argonaut Compare pearly nautilus
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| Noun | 1. |  paper nautilus - cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shellsoctopod - a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell Argonauta, genus Argonauta - type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus |
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