nautiloid en · ADJ
Etymology
From nautilus + -oid.
Meanings
- Resembling a nautilus.
- Pertaining to the subclass Nautiloidea.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nautiloid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nautiloid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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nautiloid en · NOUN
Etymology
From nautilus + -oid.
Meanings
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A mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea.
Cephalopods have a long fossil record, the earliest certain cephalopod fossils are loosely coiled or straight shelled nautiloids found in the Cambrian of China 515 million years ago.
2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, “I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords ... but what are they?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nautiloids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |