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单词 paper nautilus
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paper nautilus


noun

any dibranchiate cephalopod of the genus Argonauta, the female of which has a delicate, white shell.

Origin of paper nautilus

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby paper nautilus

papermaker, paper match, paper mill worker's disease, paper money, paper mulberry, paper nautilus, paper over, paperperson, paper profit, paper-pusher, paper-shelled
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Example sentences from the Web for paper nautilus

  • The argonaut, or paper-nautilus, must be carefully distinguished from the pearly-nautilus or nautilus proper (Nautilus Pompilius).

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
  • The paper-nautilus (Argonauta argo) belongs to a different family of the same class, and has a simple, delicate, boat-like shell.

    The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for paper nautilus

paper nautilus

noun

any cephalopod mollusc of the genus Argonauta, esp A. argo, of warm and tropical seas, having a papery external spiral shell: order Octopoda (octopods)Also called: argonaut Compare pearly nautilus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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