pearly nautilus

American  

noun

1. nautilus.

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pearly nautilus British  

noun

1. Also called: chambered nautilus.  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 stripes Compare paper nautilus

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Etymology

Origin of pearly nautilus

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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pearly nautilus

Scientists in the 1960s carried out a fundamental biostratigraphic correlation that tied Triassic conodont zonation into ammonoids, which are extinct ancient cousins of the pearly nautilus.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017

The Opera House, then, entered the sluggish and provincial context of Australian architecture in the late '50s like some pearly nautilus visiting a mussel bed.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the bee and the wild bird, the pearly nautilus driving before the fresh breeze, and the reed waving in the wind, should teach us a higher lesson.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

A large fleet of the pearly nautilus was collected close under the vessel’s lee.

From Mopsa the Fairy by Ingelow, Jean

In the islands of the Pacific the young of the pearly nautilus are strung upon strings and sold for $25 and $20 as necklaces.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various