paper nautilus

noun

A pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.

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Meanings

nounpaper nautilus (plural paper nautiluses or paper nautili)

plural paper nautiluses · plural paper nautili

  1. A pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.

    Synonyms: argonaut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.

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argonaut

More synonyms by meaning

nouncephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

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nautilusargonautArgonauta argo
Broader
octopod
Also see
argonautnautilus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Māori mūheke, pūpū tarakihi
  • mūhekea type of octopus
  • pūpū tarakihia type of octopus
Polish argonauta, żeglarek
  • argonautaa type of octopus
  • żeglareka type of octopus
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APA

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“paper nautilus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20nautilus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper nautilus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20nautilus.

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