How to pronounce nautilus
American English pronunciation
NAW-tih-lus
- IPA
- /ˈnɔtɪləs/
- Syllables
- NAW · tih · lus (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- NAH-tih-lus
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What nautilus means
A sea animal with tentacles and a coiled shell made of rooms
In a sentence: The nautilus rose through the water by filling the rooms of its shell with gas.
Where it comes from: It comes through Latin from a Greek word meaning sailor.
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