nautilus
noun/ˈnɔːtɪləs/
/ˈnɔːtɪləs/
- a creature with a shell that lives in the sea. It has tentacles around its mouth and its shell fills with gas to help it float.Topics Fish and shellfishc2Word Originmodern Latin, from Latin, from Greek nautilos, literally ‘sailor’.
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