English dictionary

nautilus

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

noun.artifact

Synonyms nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine

Source: WordNet 3.0
cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

noun.animal

Synonyms argonaut argonauta argo paper nautilus

Source: WordNet 3.0
cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

noun.animal

Synonyms chambered nautilus pearly nautilus

Source: WordNet 3.0
The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See <u>Tetrabranchiata</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913