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wentletrap
Word definitions for wentletrap in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scalaria \Sca*la"ri*a\, n. [L., flight of steps.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria , or family Scalarid[ae] , having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high- spired , predatory or ecto parasitic sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae . The word wentletrap originated in Dutch ( wenteltrap ), and it means spiral staircase. These snails are ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus (taxlink Epitonium genus noshow=1), especially (taxlink Epitonium scalare species noshow=1), which was formerly highly valued.
Usage examples of wentletrap.
It looked rather like a wentletrap seashell, but the tips of its gray spines were set with glowing amber and purple lights.