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nautilus

The correct spelling is nautilus.

How to pronounce nautilus

/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/
noun

IPA: /ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/

Say it like: Nau-til-us

The correct spelling is nautilus. A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Na…

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noun

  1. 1.A marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
  2. 2.A kind of diving bell that sinks or rises by means of compressed air.

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