Definition: one who collects corkscrews

Pronunciation: [he-LIX-uh-file]

Related Words: helixophily: the hobby itself. [he-lix-OPH-uh-lee]

Word Roots:
  helix- = spiral
  -phile = lover/collector;
  -phily = collection

Resource:

Mike Sheehan, Author of The Word Parts Dictionary
The Virtual Corkscrew Museum

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