nautiloid

[ nawt-l-oid ]

/ ˈnɔt lˌɔɪd /

noun

a mollusk of the subclass Nautiloidea, including nautiluses and many fossil species that were abundant in the Ordovician and Silurian periods.

adjective

noting or pertaining to a nautiloid.

Nearby words

nautch, nautes, nautical, nautical day, nautical mile, nautiloid, nautilus, nautophone, nav, nav., nav. arch.

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Examples from the Web for nautiloid

The remarkable group of the Trilobites had precedence in order of time of the Nautiloid shell-fishes.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time|Sir J. William Dawson
He referred also to the nautiloid shell of the larva falling to one side.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
Cephalic shield pointed behind; shell internal, chiefly membranous, with calcified nucleus, nautiloid; parapodia forming fins.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nautiloid

nautiloid

/ (ˈnɔːtɪˌlɔɪd) /

noun

any mollusc of the Nautiloidea, a group of cephalopods that includes the pearly nautilus and many extinct forms

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Nautiloidea

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Science definitions for nautiloid

nautiloid

[ nôt′l-oid′ ]

Any of various cephalopod mollusks of the subclass Nautiloidea, having a straight or coiled shell divided internally into a series of chambers of increasing size connected by a central tube. The nautiloids include the modern nautiluses as well as numerous extinct species dating back as far as the Cambrian Period.