nautiloid

nautiloid
noun Date: circa 1728 any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell that were abundant chiefly in the Paleozoic but are represented in the recent fauna only by the nautilusesnautiloid adjective

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  • nautiloid — nautiloíd s. n. (sil. na u ), pl. nautiloíde Trimis de siveco, 29.11.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  nautiloíd (na u ) s. n., pl. nautiloíde Trimis de gall, 06.02.2008. Sursa: DOOM 2 …   Dicționar Român

  • Nautiloid — Nau ti*loid, a. [Nautilus + oid: cf. F. nautilo[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus {Nautilus} or family {Nautilid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • nautiloid — [nôt′ l oid΄] n. 〚< ModL Nautiloidea: see NAUTILUS & OID〛 any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods with chambered, coiled, or straight external shells: the nautiluses are the only remaining representatives * * * nau·ti·loid (nôtʹl oid ) n.… …   Universalium

  • nautiloid — [nôt′ l oid΄] n. [< ModL Nautiloidea: see NAUTILUS & OID] any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods with chambered, coiled, or straight external shells: the nautiluses are the only remaining representatives …   English World dictionary

  • Nautiloid — Nautiloids Temporal range: 495–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • nautiloid — adj. [Gr. nautilos, nautilus shell; eidos, form] (MOLLUSCA: Cephalopoda) Any nautilid shell coiled in a symmetrical involute spiral; nautiliform …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • nautiloid — nau·ti·loid …   English syllables

  • nautiloid — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rayonnoceras — Taxobox name = Rayonnoceras fossil range = Late Silurian Carboniferous regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Cephalopoda subclassis = Nautiloidea ordo = Actinoceratida familia = Carbactinoceratidae genus = Rayonnoceras genus authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Cephalopod — Cephalopods Temporal range: Devonian – Recent[1] (Stem groups from Cambrian)[2] …   Wikipedia

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