nautiloid

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English

Etymology

From nautilus +‎ -oid.

Noun

nautiloid (plural nautiloids)

  1. A mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea.
    • 2016 August 17, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:
      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.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nautiloïdées.

Noun

nautiloid n (plural nautiloide)

  1. nautiloid

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative nautiloid nautiloidul nautiloide nautiloidele
genitive-dative nautiloid nautiloidului nautiloide nautiloidelor
vocative nautiloidule nautiloidelor