paper nautilus

/ˌpeɪpər ˌnɔdləs/
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Definitions of paper nautilus
  1. noun
    cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
    synonyms: Argonaut, Argonauta argo, nautilus
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    type of:
    octopod
    a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
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