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nautilus <pl nautiluses or nautili [-laɪ]> [Am ˈnɔd(ə)ləs, Brit ˈnɔːtɪləs] N

nautilus

nautilo m

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nautilus

paper nautilus

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It's visible in the arrangement of petals in flowers, seeds in a pinecone, branches in trees and spirals of nautilus shells, for example. www.ns.umich.edu

The hyponome of the nautilus differs however, in that it is a one-piece flap that is folded over. en.wikipedia.org

The nautilus is also a tropical mollusk having a many-chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior. en.wikipedia.org

It may also take squid, paper nautilus, and swimming crabs, and there is fossil evidence of it scavenging on whale carcasses. en.wikipedia.org

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