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nautilus

[ nawt-l-uhs, not- ]

noun

plural nautiluses, nautili
  1. Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
  2. (initial capital letter) the first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy.


nautilus

/ 藞苍蓴藧迟瑟濒蓹蝉 /

noun

  1. any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Nautilus, esp the pearly nautilus
  2. short for paper nautilus
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nautilus1

1595鈥1605; < Latin < Greek 苍补耻迟铆濒辞蝉 paper nautilus, literally, sailor, derivative of 苍补没蝉 ship; the webbed dorsal arms of the paper nautilus were thought to have been used as sails
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nautilus1

C17: via Latin from Greek nautilos sailor, from naus ship
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The results suggest nautilus shells, orderly yet beguilingly sinuous.

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The storm had twisted the structure's metal roof like a nautilus shell and rolled it out into the street.

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鈥淚t actually drives me nuts that people call them 鈥榩aper nautilus,鈥欌 Dr. Vecchione said.

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Next to the glass, a small wooden bookshelf in the shape of a nautilus shell holds a curved spiral of librex.

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Her shapes can resemble a nautilus, an eyeball, lungs or a black hole, with delicate lines milling about.

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