paper nautilus
paper nautilus · paper nautiluses · paper nautili
A pelagic octopus of genus Argonauta, found in warm seas, whose females produce a…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
More definitions
- cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: paper nautiluses / paper nautili| Singular | paper nautilus |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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