nautilus
naw tuh luhs
- n a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- n cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
- n cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
- In 1922 the Nylandska Jaktklubben (Royal Finnish Yacht Club) put up a golden nautilus shell, no larger than a lady's hand, to stimulate international competition at six-meter yacht .
- Because once they've put on the goofy glasses, the film's chambered nautilus, leafy sea dragon and amorous cuttlefish will so immerse them, they'll be holding their breath.