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| wen·tle·trap [ wént'l tràp ] (plural wen·tle·traps) |
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ribbed-shell mollusk: an ocean gastropod mollusk with a spiral prominently ribbed shell that is typically white but is sometimes tinged with brown. Family Epitoniidae.
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| [Mid-18th century. < Dutch wenteltrap "winding stair," from the appearance of the shells] |
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