Noun: chambered nautilus
- 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