English Explanatory Dictionary

wentletrap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which were formerly highly valued.

Word forms

wentletrap wentletraps

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wenteltrap (“a winding staircase”); compare German Wendeltreppe.

Synonyms

staircase shell ladder shell
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