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单词 nautilus
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nautilus1

nounPlural nautiluses, Plural nautili ˈnɔːtɪləsˈnɔd(ə)ləs
  • 1A cephalopod mollusc with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth.

    Genus Nautilus, the only surviving genus of the subclass Nautiloidea: several species, in particular the pearly nautilus

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most resorts in Manado can make special arrangements with local fishermen to show you the prehistoric nautilus.
    • The shell contains a gas which makes it semi-buoyant, permitting the nautilus to change depth and to swim.
    • The shape of the museum is like a giant, spiral seashell - a nautilus - made of concrete.
    • The eggs and hatchlings of the chambered nautilus are the largest of all cephalopods.
    • The aborigines believe that the skeleton of each dead moon drops into the sea and becomes the shell of the chambered nautilus.
    • Some patterns in nature are formed by natural growth mechanisms, as with the spiral shape of the nautilus shell.
    • The beautiful nautilus shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl.
    • The pearly nautilus is an exception to most generalizations about cephalopods.
    • Unlike most other cephalopods that have a short life span, the chambered nautilus can live 16 or more years.
    • Geology students recommend you check out the nautilus shells in limestone mounted on the bar.
  • 2

    another term for argonaut

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin, from Greek nautilos, literally 'sailor'.

Nautilus2

proper nounˈnɔːtɪləsˈnɔd(ə)ləs
  • The first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954. This US navy vessel made a historic journey (1–5 August 1958) under the ice of the North Pole.

Origin

A name previously given to Robert Fulton's ‘diving boat’ (1800), also to the fictitious submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.

nautilus1

nounˈnôd(ə)ləsˈnɔd(ə)ləs
  • 1A 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.

    鹦鹉螺

    Genus Nautilus, the only surviving genus of the subclass Nautiloidea: several species, in particular the common chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) of the Indo-Pacific, with a shell that is white with brownish bands on the outside and lined with mother-of-pearl on the inside

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Geology students recommend you check out the nautilus shells in limestone mounted on the bar.
    • Most resorts in Manado can make special arrangements with local fishermen to show you the prehistoric nautilus.
    • The beautiful nautilus shell is white to orange, with white stripes and a central, black whorl.
    • The aborigines believe that the skeleton of each dead moon drops into the sea and becomes the shell of the chambered nautilus.
    • The shape of the museum is like a giant, spiral seashell - a nautilus - made of concrete.
    • The eggs and hatchlings of the chambered nautilus are the largest of all cephalopods.
    • The pearly nautilus is an exception to most generalizations about cephalopods.
    • The shell contains a gas which makes it semi-buoyant, permitting the nautilus to change depth and to swim.
    • Some patterns in nature are formed by natural growth mechanisms, as with the spiral shape of the nautilus shell.
    • Unlike most other cephalopods that have a short life span, the chambered nautilus can live 16 or more years.
  • 2

    another term for argonaut

Origin

Modern Latin, from Latin, from Greek nautilos, literally ‘sailor’.

Nautilus2

proper nounˈnɔd(ə)ləsˈnôd(ə)ləs
  • 1The first nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954. This US Navy vessel made a historic journey (August 1–5, 1958) under the ice of the North Pole.

    1. 1.1trademark An exercise machine that matches resistance with output of force.

Origin

A name previously given to Robert Fulton's ‘diving boat’ (1800), also to the fictitious submarine in Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.

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