nautilus

Meaning

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

Synonyms

chambered nautilus

paper nautilus

pearly nautilus

nuclear submarine

nuclear-powered submarine

Argonaut

Argonauta argo

roe

navigator

Translations

ναυτίλος

nautile

náutilo

Perlboot

ναύτιλος

Nautilus

nàutil

argonauta

nautilo

Argonauta argo

Nautilus

Nautilidae

nautilus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/

Etymology

From Latin nautilus, from Ancient Greek ναυτίλος (nautílos, “paper nautilus, sailor”).