nautiloid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Nau"ti*loid adjective
Etymology
Nautilus + -oid: cf. F. nautiloïde.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus shell. -- n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus Nautilus or family Nautilidæ.

Webster 1913