chambered nautilus
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cham·bered nautilus
(chām′bərd)n.
See nautilus.
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chambered nautilus
n
(Animals) another name for the pearly nautilus
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nau•ti•lus
(ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-)n., pl. nau•ti•lus•es, nau•ti•li (ˈnɔt lˌaɪ, ˈnɒt-)
1. Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus having a spiral, chambered shell with a pearly interior.
[1595–1605; < Latin < Greek nautílos paper nautilus, literally, sailor, derivative of naûs ship]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles genus Nautilus - type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae |
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