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wentletrap
[ wen-tl-trap ]
noun
- any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell.
wentletrap
/ ˈwɛntəlˌtræp /
noun
- any marine gastropod mollusc of the family Epitoniidae, having a long pointed pale-coloured longitudinally ridged shell
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wentletrap1
1750–60; < Dutch wenteltrap, earlier wendeltrap spiral staircase, equivalent to wend ( en ) to turn + frequentative -el- (compare wentelen to revolve) + trap trap 1 )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wentletrap1
C18: from Dutch winteltrap spiral shell, from wintel, earlier windel, from wenden to wind + trap a step, stairs
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