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Noun: chambered nautilus
  1. Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
    "The chambered nautilus's beautiful spiral shell has inspired poets and artists for centuries";
    - pearly nautilus, nautilus

Derived forms: chambered nautiluses

Type of: cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk

Part of: genus Nautilus

Encyclopedia: Chambered nautilus