Meanings
plural spiritrompes
- Synonym of haustellum (“sucking organ”).
Synonyms: haustellum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of haustellum (“sucking organ”).
Origin
- Frenchtrompe“trumpet, trunk (of an elephant)”
- Latinspira“spiral”
- Frenchspiritrompe
- Englishspiritrompe
Borrowed from French spiritrompe, from Latin spira (“spiral”) + French trompe (“trumpet, trunk (of an elephant)”)
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spiritrompe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritrompe
“spiritrompe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiritrompe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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