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nautili

nau·ti·lus
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
    • /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
    • /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/

Definitions of nautili word

  • noun plural nautili Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa. 1
  • noun plural nautili paper nautilus. 1
  • noun plural nautili (initial capital letter) the first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy. 1
  • noun nautili Plural form of nautilus. 1

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Origin of nautili

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin < Greek nautílos paper nautilus, literally, sailor, derivative of naûs ship; the webbed dorsal arms of the paper nautilus were thought to have been used as sails

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Parts of speech for Nautili

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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nautili popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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