chambered nautilus

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A marine mollusc, of the family Argonautidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers

He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral.

cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
chambered nautilus

    Hyphenation

    chambered nau·ti·lus

    Turkish pronunciation

    çeymbırd nôtılıs

    Synonyms

    nautilus

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧāmbərd ˈnôtələs/ /ˈʧeɪmbɜrd ˈnɔːtələs/

    Etymology

    () Latin nautilos (nautilus, sailor).
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