collection of hairs whorl of hair UBERON:0014381 Hair whorls occur in most hairy animals, on the body as well as on the head. Hair whorls, also known as crowns, swirls, trichoglyphs, or cowlicks, can be either clockwise or counterclockwise in direction of growth.[WP] A patch of hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest of the hair. Wikipedia:Hair_whorl hair whorl whorl