nautilus的词源

英文词源

nautilus (n.)

marine cephalopod, c. 1600, from Latin nautilus, in Pliny a kind of marine snail (including also squid, cuttlefish, polyps, etc.), from Greek nautilos "paper nautilus," literally "sailor," from nautes "sailor," from naus "ship" (see naval). The cephalopod formerly was thought to use its webbed arms as sails.

中文词源

nautilus：鹦鹉螺

来自拉丁语naus,船，词源同navigate,navy.用于指多种海洋头足纲动物，如章鱼，海螺等，后用于指鹦鹉螺，现多见于轮船船名。

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