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| bongo1 |
an African antelope that is reddish brown with white stripes and has spiral-shaped horns. |
| conch |
a sea animal with a soft body and a large, spiral shell. Conches are carnivorous mollusks that eat smaller mollusks such as clams. Several kinds of conches live in warm parts of the ocean all around the world. Conches are closely related to snails. [1/2 definitions] |
| corkscrew |
a tool shaped like a spiral that is used to remove corks from bottles. [1/2 definitions] |
| narwhal |
Narwhals are animals that live in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean. They are a kind of whale, but a narwhal's body looks a little more like a seal's. Male narwhals have one long tusk that sticks out from their upper jaw. It is twisted in a spiral. Narwhals do not have teeth in their mouths. |
| snail |
a small animal with a soft body and a spiral shell. Many kinds of snails live on land, in fresh water, or in the ocean. They move slowly using their wide, strong foot. Snails are mollusks. [1/2 definitions] |
| spiral |
something shaped like or moving like a spiral. [4/6 definitions] |
| twist |
to make into a coil or spiral. [2/18 definitions] |
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