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chambered nautilus

noun

nautilus(def 1).

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Nearby words

  1. chamber pot,
  2. chamber tomb,
  3. chamber-lye,
  4. chamber-pot,
  5. chambered,
  6. chamberer,
  7. chamberhand,
  8. chamberlain,
  9. chamberlain, joseph,
  10. chamberlain, neville

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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