nautilus; chambered nautilus
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nautilus; chambered nautilus; a cephalopod mollusk with a spiral shell
Refers specifically to marine mollusks of the family Nautilidae (genus Nautilus and Allonautilus), renowned for their beautiful logarithmic spiral shells and status as 'living fossils' that have remained virtually unchanged for hundreds of millions of years.
Yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
luó螺
de的
wài外
ké壳
chéng呈
xiàn现
chū出
wán完
měi美
de的
duì对
shù数
luó螺
xiàn线
。
The nautilus shell presents a perfect logarithmic spiral.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
luó螺
shì是
shēn深
hǎi海
zhōng中
de的
huó活
huà化
shí石
。
This species of nautilus is a living fossil from the deep sea.
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Hǎi海
yáng洋
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
jǐ几
zhī只
hǎn罕
jiàn见
de的
yīng鹦
wǔ鹉
luó螺
biāo标
běn本
。
The aquarium displayed several rare nautilus specimens.