nautilus

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Synonyms: cautious, rutilus, nautili, nautiluses, nautics, nautique, nautis

Antonyms: cautious, rutilus, nautili, nautiluses, nautics, nautique, nautis

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Noun

1. A [[marine]] [[mollusc]], of the family {{taxfmt|Nautilidae|family}} native to the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Indian Ocean]], which has tentacles and a [[spiral]] shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which {{taxlink|Nautilus|genus}} is the type genus.
2. A kind of [[diving bell]] that sinks or rises by means of [[compressed air]].
3. {{lb|en|inexact}} A [[paper nautilus]] (actually an [[octopus]]).

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