Nautiloid Definition

nôtl-oid
noun
Any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods with chambered, coiled, or straight external shells: the nautiluses are the only remaining representatives.
Webster's New World
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Wiktionary
adjective

(zoology) Resembling a nautilus.

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Other Word Forms of Nautiloid

Noun

Singular:
nautiloid
Plural:
nautiloids

Origin of Nautiloid

  • From New Latin Nautiloīdea former subclass name Latin nautilus nautilus nautilus Greek -oeidēs -oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • nautilus +"Ž -oid

    From Wiktionary

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