WENTLETRAP

Meaning of WENTLETRAP in English

n. any marine snail of the genus Clathrus, with a spiral shell of many whorls. [Du. wenteltrap winding stair, spiral shell]

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WENTLETRAP — noun Etymology: Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe, from wendel turning + trappe stairs Date: 1758 any of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WENTLETRAP — ˈwent ə lˌtrap noun Etymology: Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe, from wendel turning, winding (from wenden to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — (n.) Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa, which …
Английский словарь Webster
WENTLETRAP — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — /wen"tl trap'/ , n. any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — n. marine gastropod having a white spiraled shell
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WENTLETRAP — noun Etymology: Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe, from wendel turning + trappe stairs Date: 1758 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WENTLETRAP — noun any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus scalaria, especially scalaria pretiosa, which …
Webster English vocab
WENTLETRAP — [ 'wɛnt(ə)ltrap ] ■ noun a marine mollusc with a tall spiral shell of many whorls. [ Clathrus clathrus and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WENTLETRAP — [wen.tle.trap] n [D wenteltrap winding stair, fr. MD wendeltrappe, fr. wendel turning + trappe stairs] (1758): any of a family …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WENTLETRAP — also called staircase shell, or ladder shell any marine snail of the family Epitoniidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda), …
Britannica English vocabulary
WENTLETRAP — wentletrap BrE AmE ˈwent ə l træp ▷ wentletrap|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — n. any marine snail of the genus Clathrus, with a spiral shell of many whorls. [ Du. wenteltrap winding stair, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — n. any marine snail of the genus Clathrus, with a spiral shell of many whorls. Etymology: Du. wenteltrap winding stair, …
Oxford English vocab
WENTLETRAP — n. Pronunciation: ' wen-t ə l- ˌ trap Function: noun Etymology: Dutch wenteltrap winding stair, from Middle Dutch wendeltrappe, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SCALA — I. ˈskālə noun ( plural sca·lae -āˌlē) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, ladder, staircase — more at scale : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAIRCASE SHELL — noun 1. : wentletrap 2. : sundial shell
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADDER SHELL — noun : a prominently ribbed spiral marine shell of Epitonium or related genera : wentletrap
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCALARIA — (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted …
Английский словарь Webster
SCALARIA — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCALARIA — noun any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus scalaria, or family scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted …
Webster English vocab
PROSOBRANCH — any snail of the subclass Prosobranchia, class Gastropoda. Most of these primitive snails are marine; a few live on land …
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