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nautilus

noun

Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

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Word length
8
Starts with
N
Ends with
S
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
8

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Pronunciation

ˈnɔː.tɪ.ləs

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noun

  1. Cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

noun

  1. Cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

noun

  1. A submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

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