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nautiloid

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nau·​ti·​loid | \ ˈnȯ-tə-ˌlȯid How to pronounce nautiloid (audio) , ˈnä-\

Definition of nautiloid

: any of a subclass (Nautiloidea) of cephalopods bearing an external straight, curved, or spiral shell that were abundant chiefly in the Paleozoic but are represented in the recent fauna only by the nautiluses
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nautiloid adjective

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 Perhaps the smaller mosasaur caught the nautiloid, but was forced to give up its prey when a larger mosasaur approached. — Brian Switek, WIRED, "Mosasaur Bites and Limpet Scrapes," 11 Apr. 2012

First Known Use of nautiloid

circa 1728, in the meaning defined above

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