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nautilus
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nau·ti·lus
/ ˈnôtl-əs/
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n.
(pl. nau·ti·lus·es
or nau·ti·li
/ ˈnôtl-ī/ )
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a cephalopod mollusk with a light external spiral shell and numerous short tentacles around the mouth. Nautiluses swim with the buoyant gas-filled shell upright and descend to greater depths during the day. • Genus Nautilus, the only surviving genus of the subclass Nautiloidea: several species, in particular the common chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) of the Indo-Pacific, with a shell that is white with brownish bands on the outside and lined with mother-of-pearl on the inside.
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(also paper nautilus) another term for argonaut.
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Nautilus Surfaces As New Rival To Old Partner.
Newspaper article from: ATM & Debit News; 6/14/2007; 700+ words
; ATM manufacturer Nautilus Hyosung is scheduled to hold its first...Holding the gathering means that Nautilus, which used to manufacture ATMs for...attend the meeting June 21 to 23 at Nautilus Hyosung's 28,000 square-foot...
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Nautilus Establishes Integrated Media and Investor Relations Efforts, Naming Two Agencies of Record.
Business Wire; 11/26/2002; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002 Nautilus Selects imagio - J. Walter Thompson...Provide Investor Relations Strategy The Nautilus Group, Inc. (NYSE:NLS), a leading...and consumer press relations for The Nautilus Group, which sells products under such...
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Nautilus Biotech announces private financing.
PR Newswire; 6/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...France, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Nautilus Biotech announced the completion of a...two new institutions have invested in Nautilus: FCJE (CDC PME, Caisse de Depots...capital company, affiliated to HSBC. Nautilus will use the proceeds to further develop...
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Nautilus Courts ISO Channel After ATM Split with Tranax.(Nautilus Hyosung Inc., Tranax Technologies Inc.)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 6/19/2007; ; 700+ words
; Nautilus Hyosung Inc., the Korean automated teller...after an angry public split with Tranax, Nautilus has scheduled its first users' conference...meeting at its offices in Coppell, Tex. Nautilus and Tranax ended their agreement in January...
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Nautilus Group Files Immediate Appeal of Ruling on Summary Judgment and Preliminary Injunction.
Business Wire; 5/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2003 The Nautilus Group, Inc. (NYSE: NLS), a leading...bears the burden of proof, we believe Nautilus has met that burden and, therefore...competition remain unaffected by this ruling. Nautilus will vigorously protect and defend its...
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Nautilus Group to Consolidate Advertising and Marketing Activities With Interpublic Group Companies; Foote Cone & Belding to Lead Integrated Marketing Services Effort.
PR Newswire; 10/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...Wash., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nautilus Group , a leading marketer and manufacturer...leverage a marketing program projected by The Nautilus Group to exceed $95 million for Nautilus(R), Bowflex(R), Schwinn(R)Fitness...
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Nautilus Minerals to Appoint New President and CEO
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 4/14/2008; 700+ words
; ...2008) - Mr Geoff Loudon, Chairman of Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(AIM:NUS) ( the "Company" or "Nautilus") is pleased to announce that as...succession planning, Mr. Stephen Rogers, Nautilus' Chief Development Officer, has been...
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Nautilus Minerals-High Success Rates Exploring from MV Fugro Solstice.
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 9/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS)(AIM:NUS) (the "Company" or "Nautilus") is pleased to announce the discovery...Fugro Solstice exploration campaign on Nautilus' wholly owned exploration licenses...
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Nautilus Biotech Moves its Next-Generation Long-Lasting Interferon Beta Into Regulatory Preclinical Development.
PR Newswire; 7/18/2005; 700+ words
; ...France, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nautilus Biotech, a protein pharmaceutical company...as well as improved bioavailability. Nautilus will now move its improved IFN-beta...beta molecules were developed using Nautilus' proprietary technology for protein...
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Nautilus Biotech Optimizes the AAV Rep Protein to Increase rAAV Productivity.
PR Newswire; 9/21/2001; 700+ words
; ...proprietary directed evolution technology, Nautilus Biotech has developed a collection of...The optimized rep proteins developed by Nautilus offer a solution to the unmet need of...for up-scaling manufacturing", says Nautilus CEO M. Vega. With the development of...
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Nautilus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nautilus see submarine .
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nautilus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nautilus cephalopod mollusk belonging to the sole surviving genus ( Nautilus ) of a subclass that flourished 200 million years...shell consists of a series of chambers; as the nautilus grows it secretes larger chambers, sealing off...
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paper nautilus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
paper nautilus pelagic, surface-dwelling cephalopod...the closely related octopus, the paper nautilus has a rounded body, eight tentacles...It was once believed that the paper nautilus, or argonaut, uses the expanded tentacles...
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Nautilus, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Nautilus, USS SSN-571 the first nuclear submarine...1952, at Groton, Connecticut, the Nautilus was launched on January 21, 1954, and...most famous submarine in history, the Nautilus was also the first submarine to cross...
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Chambered Nautilus, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Chambered Nautilus, The, poem by Holmes , included in The Autocrat of the Breakfast...three trimeters, and a final alexandrine: a5a3b3b5b5c3c6. A chambered nautilus is a mollusk that begins life in a small shell and builds larger ones...
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