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nautilus

Chambered nautilus (Nautilus)

Either of two genera of cephalopods. The pearly, or chambered, nautilus (genus Nautilus) lives in the outermost chamber of its smooth, coiled, usually 36-chambered shell, about 10 in. (25 cm) in diameter. A connecting tube adjusts the gases in the chambers, allowing the shell to act as a float. Nautiluses search the ocean bottom for shrimp or other prey, which they capture with up to 94 small, suckerless, contractile tentacles. The paper nautilus (genus Argonauta) feeds on plankton near the surface of tropical and subtropical seas. The female resembles an octopus but has a thin, unchambered, coiled shell, 12–16 in. (30–40 cm) in diameter. The much smaller male has no shell.

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NAUTILUS - CHAMBERED NAUTILUS(1 Of 2)
Jan 01, 2002; Earth Life Forms 01-01-2002 NAUTILUS - CHAMBERED NAUTILUS Locations: Pacific Ocean - Widespread Indian Ocean - Widespread...
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NAUTILUS - CHAMBERED NAUTILUS(2 Of 2)
Jan 01, 2002; Earth Life Forms 01-01-2002 NAUTILUS - CHAMBERED NAUTILUS Locations: Pacific Ocean - Widespread Indian Ocean - Widespread...
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U.S., Chinese Inventors Develop Contents Dispensing Multi-Chambered Tube
Oct 03, 2007; ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 3 -- John Geoffrey Chan of Loveland, Ohio, and Li Li of Ganluyuan, China, have developed a multi-chambered...
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Chambered Nautilus, The
Jan 01, 1995; Chambered Nautilus, The, poem by Holmes , included in The Autocrat of the Breakfast‐Table (1858) and in later collections...
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Aluminum Chambered Boats: Calm winds and fair seas ahead: new $18 million contract with Marines opens door to further expansion.
Mar 01, 2005; Business for Aluminum Chambered Boats (ACB) was already sluggish in 2001 and, following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, CEO...
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