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pearly nautilus

noun

nautilus (def. 1).

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Origin of pearly nautilus

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby pearly nautilus

pearl tumor, pearlwort, pearly, Pearly Gates, pearly king, pearly nautilus, pearly queen, pearly tubercle, pearly white, pearmain, pear psylla
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British Dictionary definitions for pearly nautilus

pearly nautilus

noun

any of several cephalopod molluscs of the genus Nautilus, esp N. pompilius, of warm and tropical seas, having a partitioned pale pearly external shell with brown stripesAlso called: chambered nautilus Compare paper nautilus
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