wentletrap

English

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 was formerly highly valued.

Synonyms

• staircase shell, ladder shell

Translations

any of numerous species of elegant marine shells of the genus Epitonium

• Dutch: wenteltrap (nl) m
• Hungarian: csigalépcső-csiga
• Irish: faocha bhiorach f
• Maori: totoro

Further reading

• wentletrap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Epitoniidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Epitoniidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Epitonium scalare on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons