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单词 nautiloid
释义

nautiloid

noun

nau·​ti·​loid ˈnȯ-tə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce nautiloid (audio)
ˈnä-
: 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 nautiluses
nautiloid adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Reefs built by microbes gave way to some of the first coral reefs, trilobites grew larger, and tentacled predators such as nautiloids diversified and swarmed the mostly fishless seas. Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 18 Sep. 2019 Perhaps the smaller mosasaur caught the nautiloid, but was forced to give up its prey when a larger mosasaur approached. Brian Switek, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2012

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1728, in the meaning defined above

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