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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