NAUTILOID

Meaning of NAUTILOID in English

noun Date: circa 1728 any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell that were abundant chiefly in the Paleozoic but are represented in the recent fauna only by the nautiluses, ~ adjective

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NAUTILOID — I. -ˌȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Nautiloidea 1. also nau·ti·loi·de·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ȯidēən [ nautiloidean from New Latin Nautiloidea + English -an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAUTILOID — (n.) A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilidae.
Английский словарь Webster
NAUTILOID — (a.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.
Английский словарь Webster
NAUTILOID — ( n. ) A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilidae.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NAUTILOID — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NAUTILOID — noun Date: circa 1728 : any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NAUTILOID — noun a mollusk, or shell, of the genus nautilus or family nautilidae. 2. nautiloid ·adj like or pertaining to the …
Webster English vocab
NAUTILOID — [nau.ti.loid] n (ca. 1847): any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of shell-bearing cephalopods that were abundant in the Ordovician and esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NAUTILOID — Pronunciation: ' no ̇ -t ə - ˌ lo ̇ id, ' nä- Function: noun Date: circa 1728 : any …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NAUTILOIDEAN — I. adjective see nautiloid I, 1 II. noun see nautiloid II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TETRABRANCH — I. ˈte.trəˌbraŋk, -aiŋk adjective Etymology: New Latin Tetrabranchia : of or relating to the Tetrabranchia II. noun ( -s ) …
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NAUTILACEAN — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshən adjective Etymology: New Latin Nautilacea + English -an : nautiloid II. noun ( -s ) : nautiloid
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RHYNCHOLITE — ˈriŋkəˌlīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: rhynch- + -lite : the calcified tip of a jaw of a Triassic nautiloid …
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ORTHOCERATITE — ˌȯ(r)thəˈserəˌtīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Orthocerat-, Orthoceras + English -ite : a fossil nautiloid of Orthoceras or …
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ORTHOCERAS — ȯ(r)ˈthäsərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from orth- + -ceras : an ill-defined genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod mollusks …
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ORTHOCERACONE — ˌȯ(r)thəˈserəˌkōn noun Etymology: New Latin Orthocera s + English cone : a straight nautiloid shell resembling that of Orthoceras
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NAUTILICONE — nȯˈtiləˌkōn noun Etymology: New Latin Nautilus + English -i- + cone : a nautiloid cephalopod shell coiled in a plane …
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LITUITES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈwīd.ˌēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lituus + New Latin -ites : a genus of Ordovician nautiloid …
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HOLOCHOANITE — |hälō|kōəˌnīt, |hōl- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Holochoanites, suborder of nautiloids in some classifications, from hol- + Greek …
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GYROCERAS — -əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from gyr- + -ceras : a genus of fossil nautiloid cephalopods having the …
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GYROCERACONE — jīˈräsərə+ˌ- noun Etymology: New Latin Gyroceras + English cone : a nautiloid shell coiling like that of members of the …
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ENDOCERAS — enˈdäsərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from end- + -ceras : a genus (the type of the family Endoceratidae) …
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CYRTOCERAS — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cyrt- + -ceras : a genus of Paleozoic nautiloid cephalopods having a …
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CYRTOCERACONE — sərˈtäsərəˌkōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Cyrtoceras + English cone : a nautiloid cephalopod shell curved like those …
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NAUTILUS — [ 'nɔ:tɪləs ] ■ noun ( plural ~es or nautili -lʌɪ , -li: ) a cephalopod mollusc with a light …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BELEMNOID — also called Belemnite, member of an extinct group of cephalopods, animals related to the modern squid and octopus but possessing …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLECTOCERAS — extinct genus of small marine nautiloid cephalopods, forms related to the modern pearly nautilus, that had a coiled shell composed …
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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DEVONIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 408 to 360 million years ago. The fourth period of the Paleozoic era, it follows …
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