NAUTILOID


Meaning of NAUTILOID in English

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

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.