wentletrap

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Etymology

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

Noun

wentletrap (plural wentletraps)

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

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