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| nautilus [ náwtiləss ] (plural nautiluses or nautili [ náwti lī ]) |
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1. sea mollusc with coiled shell: a mollusc with numerous tentacles, a horny beak, and a spiral shell with gas-filled chambers for buoyancy. Native to: South Pacific and Indian oceans. Genus Nautilus.
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2. marine biology
Same as paper nautilus
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek nautilos 'sailor, nautilus' < nautēs (see nautical)] |
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