- chambered nautilus
- noun Date: 1776 nautilus 1
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chambered nautilus
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Chambered Nautilus — Nautilus pompilius redirects here. For the Russian rock band, see Nautilus Pompilius (band). Chambered Nautilus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
chambered nautilus — noun 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. He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like … Wiktionary
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chambered nautilus — nautilus (def. 1). [1855 60] * * * any of a genus (Nautilus) of cephalopod mollusks. See nautilus. * * * … Universalium
chambered nautilus — noun cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions • Syn: ↑pearly nautilus, ↑nautilus • Hypernyms: ↑cephalopod, ↑cephalopod mollusk • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Nautilus … Useful english dictionary
chambered nautilus — cham′bered nau′tilus n. ivt nautilus 1) • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
Nautilus (photograph) — Nautilus (1927) by Edward Weston Nautilus is a black and white photograph taken by Edward Weston in 1927 of a single nautilus shell standing on its end against a dark background. It has been called one of the most famous photographs ever made and … Wikipedia
Nautilus Pompilius (band) — Nautilus Pompilius Butusov, San francisco, 2005 Background information Origin USSR, Russia Genres … Wikipedia
Nautilus — For other uses, see Nautilus (disambiguation). Nautilus Temporal range: Triassic–Present[1] … Wikipedia
nautilus — /nawt l euhs, not /, n., pl. nautiluses, nautili /nawt l uy , not / for 1, 2. 1. Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa. 2. See paper nautilus. 3.… … Universalium
