nautiloid

English

Etymology

From nautilus +‎ -oid.

Noun

nautiloid (plural nautiloids)

1. A mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea. [from 18th c.]
   • 2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Cephalopods have a long fossil record, the earliest certain cephalopod fossils are loosely coiled or straight shelled nautiloids found in the Cambrian of China 515 million years ago.

Adjective

nautiloid (comparative more nautiloid, superlative most nautiloid)

1. (zoology) Resembling a nautilus; pertaining to the subclass Nautiloidea. [from 19th c.]

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nautiloïdées.

Noun

nautiloid n (plural nautiloide)

1. nautiloid

Declension

Declension of nautiloid

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nautiloid	nautiloidul	(niște) nautiloide	nautiloidele
genitive/dative	(unui) nautiloid	nautiloidului	(unor) nautiloide	nautiloidelor
vocative	nautiloidule		nautiloidelor