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nautilid

nautilid noun: a cephalopod of the family Nautilidae.

Noun

nautilid (plural nautilids)

  1. A cephalopod of the family Nautilidae.
    • Nautilids puttered along from that day to this, growing slowly, building thick shells, and laying large yolky eggs.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 76

Forms of nautilid

pluralnautilids

Questions about nautilid

What does nautilid mean?
Nautilid means a cephalopod of the family Nautilidae.
What part of speech is nautilid?
Nautilid is a noun.
What is the plural of nautilid?
The plural of nautilid is nautilids.

Words near nautilid in the dictionary

  1. nautilaceous
  2. nautili
  3. nautilicone
  4. nautilicones
  5. nautiliconic
  6. nautilid
  7. nautilids
  8. nautiliform
  9. nautiliniellid
  10. nautiliniellids
  11. nautilite

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