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Look up: Nautilus

  1. Nautilus
    The nautilus is a shelled cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. The pearly nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) has a chambered spiral shell about 20cm in diameter. Its body occupies the outer chamber. The nautilus has a large number of short, grasping tentacles surrounding a sharp beak. The living nautiluses are representatives of a group common 450 million years ago.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. nautilus
    [n] - a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Nautilus
    Iso kinetic-type exercise machine which attempts to match resistance with user's force.
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  4. Nautilus
    Iso kinetic-type exercise machine which attempts to match resistance with user's force.
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  5. Nautilus
    Nau'ti·lus noun ; plural English Nautiluses , Latin Nautili . [ Latin , from Greek nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; from nay^s ship. See Nave of a church.] 1. (Zoology) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species ar ...
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  6. nautilus
    Origin: L, fr. Gr. A seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. Ship. See Nave of a church. ... 1. <zoology> The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil. The sh ...
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  7. nautilus
    nuclear submarine noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. Nautilus
    • (n.) The argonaut; -- also called paper nautilus. See Argonauta, and Paper nautilus, under Paper. • (n.) A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants. • (n.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are found living in the tropical Paci...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. nautilus
    either of two genera of cephalopod mollusks: the pearly, or chambered, nautilus (Nautilus), to which the name properly applies; and the paper ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/19

  10. Nautilus
    any of at least three historic submarines (including the world`s first nuclear-powered vessel) and a fourth submarine famous in science fiction.[6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/19

  11. Nautilus
    Nautilus 1. The first nuclear-powered submarine launched by the U.S. Navy. 2. A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power (nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine). 3. A cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells (paper nautilus). 4. A cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pal...
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  12. nautilus
    1. a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
    2. cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
    3. cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

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  13. nautilus
    nautilus, cephalopodmollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus (Nautilus) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years ago, known as the nautiloids. The spirally coiled shell consists of a series of chambers; as the nautilus grows it secretes larger chambers, sealing off the old ones with thin...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08350

  14. Nautilus
    Nautilus: see submarine.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0


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