Meanings
plural chambered nautiluses · plural chambered nautili
- 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.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nautilus of species Nautilus pompilius.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Japanese 鸚鵡貝
- 鸚鵡貝 (ōmugai)Nautilus pompilius
Polish łodzik piękny
- łodzik pięknyNautilus pompilius
Cite this entry
chambered nautilus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambered%20nautilus
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