pearly nautilus

pearly nautilus

n. See nautilus.

pearly nautilus

n (Animals) any of several cephalopod molluscs of the genus Nautilus, esp N. pompilius, of warm and tropical seas, having a partitioned pale pearly external shell with brown stripes. Also called: chambered nautilus Compare paper nautilus

nau•ti•lus

(ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-)

n., pl. nau•ti•lus•es, nau•ti•li (ˈnɔt lˌaɪ, ˈnɒt-) 1. Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus having a spiral, chambered shell with a pearly interior. 2. paper nautilus. [1595–1605; < Latin < Greek nautílos paper nautilus, literally, sailor, derivative of naûs ship]

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pearly nautilus - cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitionschambered nautilus, nautiluscephalopod, cephalopod mollusk - marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentaclesgenus Nautilus - type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae