- nautili
- 'nÉ”ËtɪlÉ™s n. shellfish native to warm seas having pale delicate coiled shells
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Nautili — Nautilus Nau ti*lus, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}. [L., fr. Gr. nayti los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nautil — NAUTÍL, nautili, s.m. Gen de animale cefalopode cu cochilia externă spiralată; spec. moluscă din mările calde, cu corpul închis într o scoică împărţită în mai multe compartimente (Nautilus pompilius). [pr.: na u – var.: nautílus s.m.] – Din fr.… … Dicționar Român
Ammonite — Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cornu Ammonis — Ammonite Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nautilus — Nau ti*lus, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}. [L., fr. Gr. nayti los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nautiluses — Nautilus Nau ti*lus, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}. [L., fr. Gr. nayti los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paper nautilus — Nautilus Nau ti*lus, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}. [L., fr. Gr. nayti los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serpent stone — Ammonite Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snake stone — Ammonite Am mon*ite, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nautilus — noun (plural luses or nautili) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, paper nautilus, from Greek nautilos, literally, sailor, from naus ship Date: 1601 1. any of a genus (Nautilus) of cephalopod mollusks of the South Pacific and Indian oceans with a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
