NAUTILUS


Meaning of NAUTILUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnȯ-tə-ləs, ˈnä- ]

noun

( plural -lus·es or nau·ti·li -tə-ˌlī, -ˌlē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, paper nautilus, from Greek nautilos, literally, sailor, from naus ship

Date: 1601

1. : any of a genus ( Nautilus ) of cephalopod mollusks of the South Pacific and Indian oceans with a spiral chambered shell that is pearly on the inside — called also chambered nautilus

2. : paper nautilus

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