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Meaning of nautilus

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nautilus

Pronunciation:/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs//ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.

  2. A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.