nautilus
noun
any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
nautili
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pluralof nautilus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the fossiliferous rocks below the tertiary, we find immense numbers of nautili, ammonites, and other kindred genera of polythalamous shells, called cephalopods, which were all carnivorous.
From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock
He has been able to classify many of these creatures, some of them being allied to the nautili, nummuli, cyprides, &c.
From Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by Robert Chambers
First, however, we pulled out some way, and laid down our fish-pots at a spot where Ali seemed to think it was possible we might capture one of the much-wished-for nautili.
From In the Eastern Seas by William Henry Giles Kingston
The shell is very different from those of the other nautili in being much more deeply indented with circular striae.
From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by George Grey
They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
