NAUTILOID


Meaning of NAUTILOID in English

Pronunciation: ' no ̇ -t ə - ˌ lo ̇ id, ' nä-

Function: 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

– nautiloid adjective

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