| 释义 |
nautilus/ˈnɔ:tiləs/n. (pl. nautiluses or nautili /-lai, -li:/) 1 any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus with a light brittle spiral shell, esp. (pearly nautilus) one having a chambered shell with nacreous septa (鹦鹉螺属)鹦鹉螺(有一个脆的螺旋状的外壳) 2 (in full 全称 paper nautilus) any small floating octopus of the genus Argonauta, of which the female has a very thin shell and webbed sail-like arms 纸鹦鹉螺；船蛸 [Latin from Greek nautilos, literally ‘sailor’ (as NAUTICAL)] |