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whorl [(h)wɜ:l, Am (h)wɜ:rl] N liter

whorl [wɜːl] N

floral whorl N

innermost whorl N

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whorls of color

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The teleoconch consists of two whorls, the last one flatly convex above.
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The first three teleoconch whorls contain spiral cords and axial folds, which fade out on the next two except for the subsutural spirals.
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The first two whorls are smooth and scarcely visible, the rest ornamented with oblique lamellar minute striae and tuberculate cinguli.
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Whorls, cowlicks, and irregularities of the scalp can be addressed by shear point tapering techniques.
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Two specimens have red-brown radiating streaks on an emerald-green ground colour on 3rd and 4th whorls, streaks extending on to peripheral lira (cf. capensis).
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The last 3 whorls are of nearly equal height and form the remaining cylindric part of the shell.
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The about 5 whorls are slightly convex, lusterless, and spirally lirate.
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Early whorls are coronate, which later become round, then oval in section.
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The shell contains four to five, very convex and evenly rounded whorls.
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The five whorls are planulate and turgid below the subcanaliculate sutures.
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