nautilus
1.
(
noun
) a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
Synonyms:
nuclear-powered submarine
Related Words:
U-boat
,
pigboat
,
sub
,
submarine
2.
(
noun
) cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
Synonyms:
Argonauta argo
,
paper nautilus
Related Words:
octopod
3.
(
noun
) cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
Synonyms:
chambered nautilus
,
pearly nautilus
Related Words:
cephalopod
,
cephalopod mollusk
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