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- [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
- /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/
- /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nawt-l-uh s, not-]
- /ˈnɔt l əs, ˈnɒt-/
Definitions of nautilus word
- noun plural nautilus Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa. 1
- noun plural nautilus paper nautilus. 1
- noun plural nautilus (initial capital letter) the first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy. 1
- noun nautilus A cephalopod mollusk with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth. Nautiluses swim with the buoyant gas-filled shell upright and descend to greater depths during the day. 1
- noun nautilus sea snail with spiral shell 1
- noun nautilus any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Nautilus, esp the pearly nautilus 0
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Origin of nautilus
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 Nautilus
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nautilus 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nautilus usage trend in Literature
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