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nautilus
[ nawt-l-uhs, not- ]
noun
plural nautiluses, nautili
- Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
- (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
- any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Nautilus, esp the pearly nautilus
- short for paper nautilus
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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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