n.
Pronunciation: ' no ̇ -t ə -l ə s, ' nä-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lus · es or -li \ -t ə - ˌ l ī , - ˌ l ē \
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 So. 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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