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Spiral shell dwellers
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nautili
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nautilus \Nau"ti*lus\, n.; pl. E. Nautiluses , L. Nautili . [L., fr. Gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See Nave of a church.] (Zo["o]l.) The only ...
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n. a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power [syn: nuclear submarine , nuclear-powered submarine ] cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells [syn: paper nautilus , Argonaut , Argonauta argo ] cephalopod of the ...
Usage examples of nautili.
Jonathan half hoped that Old Escargot would be long gone--off stealing emeralds from the jewel elves or trapping nautili and frog fish in the kelp-choked seas south of the Wonderful Isles.
Jonathan half hoped that Old Escargot would be long gone—off stealing emeralds from the jewel elves or trapping nautili and frog fish in the kelp-choked seas south of the Wonderful Isles.