nautilid

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noun

A cephalopod of the family Nautilidae.

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Meanings

nounnautilid (plural nautilids)

plural nautilids

  1. biologyA cephalopod of the family Nautilidae.

    Nautilids puttered along from that day to this, growing slowly, building thick shells, and laying large yolky eggs.

    2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 76
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