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Nautilus vs Cuttlefish - What's the difference?

nautilus | cuttlefish |

As nouns the difference between nautilus and cuttlefish

is that nautilus is a marine mollusc, of the family is the type genus while cuttlefish is any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus that have ten arms and a calcareous internal shell and eject a dark inky fluid when in danger.

nautilus

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A marine mollusc, of the family is the type genus.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 44
  • He was still prepared to go on collecting all that life could offer, like a chambered nautilus patiently adding new cells to its slowly expanding spiral.

    Synonyms

    * chambered nautilus

    Derived terms

    * paper nautilus

    cuttlefish

    Noun

  • Any of various squidlike cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus that have ten arms and a calcareous internal shell and eject a dark inky fluid when in danger.
  • Synonyms

    * inkfish

    Derived terms

    * cuttlefish bone

    See also

    * octopus * squid