nautilus

nautilus
[ˈnɔːtɪləs]
(pl. nautiluses nautili -lʌɪ, -liː)
  1. a cephalopod mollusc with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth. Nautiluses swim with the buoyant gas-filled shell upright and descend to greater depths during the day
    鹦鹉螺
  2. Genus Nautilus, the only surviving genus of the subclass Nautiloidea: several species, in particular the pearly nautilus
    鹦鹉螺属,鹦鹉螺亚纲中仅存的属:数种,尤指珍珠鹦鹉螺
  3. (亦作 paper nautilus). another term for argonaut
    同 argonaut
语源
  1. modern Latin, from Latin, from Greek nautilos, literally 'sailor'
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