Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chambered nautilus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: cham-bered -nau-tilus
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A nautilus of species Nautilus pompilius.

Example Sentences

"He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral."

Inflected Forms

chambered nautiluses (plural) chambered nautili (plural)

Synonyms

nautilus pearly nautilus

Questions

What does chambered nautilus mean?: 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.

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