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单词 wentletrap
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
wen•tle•trap  (wentl trap′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesany of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell.
  • Dutch wenteltrap, earlier wendeltrap spiral staircase, equivalent. to wend(en) to turn + frequentative -el- (Compare wentelen to revolve) + trap trap1)
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wentletrap /ˈwɛntəlˌtræp/ n
  1. any marine gastropod mollusc of the family Epitoniidae, having a long pointed pale-coloured longitudinally ridged shell
Etymology: 18th Century: from Dutch winteltrap spiral shell, from wintel, earlier windel, from wenden to wind + trap a step, stairs
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