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| nau·ti·lus [ náwt'ləss ] (plural nau·ti·lus·es or nau·ti·li [ náwt'l l ]) |
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1. sea mollusk with coiled shell: a mollusk with numerous tentacles, a horny beak, and a spiral shell with gas-filled chambers for buoyancy. Native to: South Pacific and Indian oceans. Genus Nautilus.
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2. marine biology
Same as paper nautilus
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| [Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek nautilos "sailor, nautilus" < nautēs (see nautical)] |
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