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nautilus

noun

nau·​ti·​lus ˈnȯ-tə-ləs How to pronounce nautilus (audio)
ˈnä-
plural nautiluses or nautili ˈnȯ-tə-ˌlī How to pronounce nautilus (audio)
-ˌlē,
ˈnä-
1
: any of a genus (Nautilus) of cephalopod mollusks of the South Pacific and Indian oceans with a spiral chambered shell that is pearly on the inside

called also chambered nautilus

2

Illustration of nautilus

Illustration of nautilus
  • nautilus 1

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The cubbies were filled with objects: a nautilus, a hat, a small volcano. Honor Jones, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2021 First described by Greek mathematicians, this irrational figure (also called Phi) has been found in hurricane spirals, peregrine falcon dives, and nautilus shells. Popular Science, 17 Feb. 2021 The idea is that the nautilus is the perfect proportion and can be translated to architecture, composition, whatever. Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 9 Feb. 2021 While most living squids have an internal hard-shell remnant known as a pen, the ram’s horn squid has an internal shell shaped more like the external, coiled shell of its cousin the nautilus. Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Dec. 2020 Inside the squid’s oblong mantle lies a multi-chambered spiral shell that looks something like a miniature nautilus shell. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Nov. 2020 The first roll turned out a real dud, the gim too loose, each cut piece unwinding like a nautilus. Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appétit, 19 Aug. 2020 The nautilus-shell impressions, however, were made by a machine. Edward Burtynsky, National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2020 My parents had other O’Keeffe prints, too—cow skulls and empty mesas, nautilus-shell whorls and black doorways in adobe houses. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, paper nautilus, from Greek nautilos, literally, sailor, from naus ship

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of nautilus was in 1601

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