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paper nautilus

paper nautilus noun: a pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.

Noun

paper nautilus (plural paper nautiluses or paper nautili)

  1. A pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.
    Synonyms:
    argonaut

Synonyms of paper nautilus

Forms of paper nautilus

pluralpaper nautiluses
pluralpaper nautili

Questions about paper nautilus

What does paper nautilus mean?
Paper nautilus means a pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a paper-thin egg case resembling a shell into which she deposits her eggs.
What part of speech is paper nautilus?
Paper nautilus is a noun.
What is the plural of paper nautilus?
The plural of paper nautilus is paper nautiluses.

Words near paper nautilus in the dictionary

  1. paper mulberry
  2. paper muslin
  3. paper muslins
  4. paper mâché
  5. paper nautili
  6. paper nautilus
  7. paper nautiluses
  8. paper organization
  9. paper orphan
  10. paper orphans
  11. paper over

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