nautiloid

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English

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Etymology

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From nautilus +‎ -oid.

Noun

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nautiloid (plural nautiloids)

  1. A mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea. [from 18th c.]
    • 2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, The Guardian[1]:
      Cephalopods have a long fossil record, the earliest certain cephalopod fossils are loosely coiled or straight shelled nautiloids found in the Cambrian of China 515 million years ago.

Adjective

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nautiloid (comparative more nautiloid, superlative most nautiloid)

  1. (zoology) Resembling a nautilus; pertaining to the subclass Nautiloidea. [from 19th c.]

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French nautiloïdées.

Noun

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nautiloid n (plural nautiloide)

  1. nautiloid

Declension

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