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Noun: nautilus (nautiluses,nautili) no-ti-lus- A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- nuclear submarine, nuclear-powered submarine - Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
- paper nautilus, Argonaut, Argonauta argo - Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
- chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus
Derived forms: nautili, nautiluses Type of: cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk, octopod, pigboat, sub, submarine, U-boat Part of: Argonauta, genus Argonauta, genus Nautilus Encyclopedia: Nautilus Nautilus, Incorporated |