nautilus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɔ.tɪ.ləs/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/ (General-American)
- /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Latin nautilus, from Ancient Greek ναυτίλος (nautílos, “paper nautilus, sailor”).
Meanings
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A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
Nautilidan cephalopods, represented today by the six living species of nautilus are thought to have diverged from other nautiloids in the Devonian period.
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:Living species of the externally shelled nautiluses do not possess an ink sac.
2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2023:He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 44:
- A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.
- (qualifier:inexact) A paper nautilus (actually an octopus).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nautiluses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nautili | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
paper nautilus · nautiliform · nautiloid · nautilite · pearly nautilus
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Translations (59)
uk наути́лус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · cy nawtilws (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · de Nautilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ja オウムガイ (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · gl náutilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sh индијска лађица (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sh нау̀тилус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · nn perlebåt (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ka ნაუტილუსი (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ga nátalas (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · hi नौटिलस (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · cs loděnka (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · cmn 鸚鵡螺 /鹦鹉螺 (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · cy cragen Bedr (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sv pärlbåt (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · io nautilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ru кора́блик (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · br naotil (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · mk наути́лус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · pl nautilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · fi helmivene (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · es nautilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · nl poliepslak (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · el ναυτίλος (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · nv łóóʼ bitsʼaʼí bigaanłání (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · uk навти́лус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · pl łodzik (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ja 鸚鵡貝 (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · de Perlboot (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · vi ốc anh vũ (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ca nàutil (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · eo naŭtilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · hy նավախեցի (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · dsb nawtilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · yue 鸚鵡螺 /鹦鹉螺 (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sm fuiono (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ko 노틸러스 (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · fr nautile (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · id nautilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · nb perlebåt (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · is perlusnekkja (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sh naùtilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · tr notilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · pau kedarm (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ru наути́лус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ko 앵무조개 (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · tft bika (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sh indijska lađica (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · bg наутилус (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ar نُوتِيّ (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · uk кора́блик (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · bn নটিলাস (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · nl nautilus (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · ro nautil (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · sk lodenka (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · da nautil (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · it nautilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · th หอยงวงช้าง (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae) · pt náutilo (marine mollusc of the family Nautilidae)