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chambered nautilus

/ˈtʃeɪmbərd ˈnɔːtɪləs/ /ˈtʃeɪmbərd ˈnɑːtɪləs/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"While walking along the beach in the Philippines, Maria found a beautiful, pearly shell and learned it was from a chambered nautilus, a fascinating creature with air-filled chambers in its spiral shell. "
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Related Words

Illustration tentacles

tentacles noun

/ˈtɛntəkəlz/ /ˈtɛntɪkəlz/

An elongated, boneless, flexible organ or limb of some animals, such as the octopus and squid.

"The octopus used its tentacles to grab a crab from the ocean floor. "

Illustration chambered

chambered adjective

/ˈtʃeɪmbərd/ /ˈtʃeɪmbəd/

(often in combination) Having chambers.

"The nautilus shell is beautifully chambered, with each new chamber allowing the animal to grow larger. "

Illustration chambers

chambers noun

/ˈtʃeɪmbəz/ /ˈtʃeɪmbɚz/

A room or set of rooms, particularly:

"The judge met with the lawyers in her chambers before the trial. "

Illustration compartments

compartments noun

/kəmˈpɑːrtmənts/ /kəmˈpɑːrtmən(t)s/

A room, or section, or chamber

"Two men were seated in a well-lighted compartment of a third-class railway carriage."

Illustration pacific

pacific adjective

/pəˈsɪfɪk/

Calm, peaceful.

"The teacher's calm and pacific demeanor helped the students relax during the stressful exam. "

Illustration fascinating

fascinating verb

/ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ/

To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

"The flickering TV fascinated the cat."

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

Illustration mollusc

mollusc noun

/ˈmɒləsk/ /ˈmɑləsk/

A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.

"While walking along the beach, we found a beautiful, spiral-shaped mollusc shell. "

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

Illustration creature

creature noun

/ˈkɹiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈkɹiːt͡ʃəɹ/

A living being; an animal or (sometimes derogatory) a human.

"The little creature scurried under the table during the family dinner. "

Illustration walking

walking verb

/ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

Illustration nautilus

nautilus noun

/ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs/ /ˈnɑ.tɪ.ləs/

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.

"While diving in the Pacific Ocean, the marine biologist spotted a beautiful nautilus with its distinctive spiral shell. "