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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