wentletrap
[ wen-tl-trap ]
/ ˈwɛn tlˌtræp /
noun
any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell.
Origin of wentletrap
1750–60; < Dutch
wenteltrap, earlier
wendeltrap spiral staircase, equivalent to
wend(en) to turn + frequentative
-el- (compare
wentelen to revolve) +
trap
trap1)
Words nearby wentletrap
wenge,
wenny,
wenonah,
wensleydale,
went,
wentletrap,
wentworth,
wentworth scale,
wenzel,
wenzhou,
wept
British Dictionary definitions for wentletrap
wentletrap
/ (ˈwɛntəlˌtræp) /
noun
any marine gastropod mollusc of the family Epitoniidae, having a long pointed pale-coloured longitudinally ridged shell
Word Origin for wentletrap
C18: from Dutch
winteltrap spiral shell, from
wintel, earlier
windel, from
wenden to wind +
trap a step, stairs