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ˈwɛn tlˌtræpwentle·trap
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Wentletrapnoun
any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa, which was formerly highly valued; -- called also staircase shell. See Scalaria
Etymology: [D. wenteltrap a winding staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.]
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Wentletrap
Wentletraps are small, often white, very high-spired, predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. The word wentletrap originated in Dutch, and it means spiral staircase. These snails are sometimes also called "staircase shells", and "ladder shells". The Epitoniidae family belongs to the superfamily Epitonioidea, which also includes the Janthinidae and the family Nystiellidae, all part of the informal group Ptenoglossa. Epitoniidae is a rather large family, with an estimated number of species about 630.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wentletrap in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wentletrap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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