pearly nautilus

noun

The chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius.

Meanings

nounpearly nautilus (plural pearly nautiluses or pearly nautili)

plural pearly nautiluses · plural pearly nautili

  1. The chambered nautilus, Nautilus pompilius.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

Broader
cephalopodcephalopod mollusk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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