any of a family (Epitoniidae) of marine gastropod mollusks usually enclosed in a white, spiral shell
Origin of wentletrap
Dutch wenteltrap, literally , a winding staircase from wentel, a winding, akin to wenden (see wend) + trap, stair: see trapwentletrap
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wentletrap
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Any of various marine snails of the family Epitoniidae, having a tapering, usually white spiral shell, often with prominent varices.
Origin of wentletrap
Dutch wenteltrap spiral staircase, wentletrap from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe wendel winding ( from wenden to wind ) trappe stairsTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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