Definition of Nautiluses

1. Noun. (plural of nautilus) ¹

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Definition of Nautiluses

1. nautilus [n] - See also: nautilus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nautiluses

nautical linear unit
nautical mile
nautical miles
nautical signal flag
nautical twilight
nautically
nautics
nautiform
nautili
nautiliform
nautilite
nautilites
nautiloid
nautiloids
nautilus
nautiluses
navaid
navaids
navajoes
navajoite
naval
naval academy
naval architect
naval architects
naval attache
naval battle
naval blockade
naval campaign
naval chart

Literary usage of Nautiluses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1844)
"... encompassed the Nautiluses : the first were destroyed and the last survived; but only to live in reduced numbers during the Tertiary epoch, ..."

2. Little Estella and Other Fairy Tales (1860)
"Bare shells with rosy lips adorned the pathway to it, and nautiluses swam to ... little pearly nautiluses, as they sailed along intent only on their duties. ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"Still, for my part, I should have preferred fair weather, bright skies, and plenty of nautiluses and flying- fish. The "yellow-legged" party remained at ..."

4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1827)
"Here are lobsters, crabs, and nautiluses, presenting almost the same reality as those we now see crawling ..."

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