definitions

chambered nautilus

noun

nautilus(def 1).

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Nearby words

chamber organ, chamber pop, chamber pot, chamber tomb, chambered, chambered nautilus, chamberer, chamberhand, chamberlain, chamberlain, neville, chamberland

Origin of chambered nautilus

First recorded in 1855–60
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British Dictionary definitions for chambered nautilus

chambered nautilus

noun

another name for the pearly nautilus
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