Nautilus

Etymology
Latin < Greek nautilos (nautilus, sailor).

Synonyms

 * chambered nautilus

Noun
nautilus (plural: nautiluses or nautili)


 * 1) A marine mollusc, of the family Argonautidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers.
 * 2) *1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 44
 * He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral.

Derived terms

 * paper nautilus

Translations

 * Navajo:

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