Whirligig (disambiguation)

Whirligig (disambiguation)

Whirligig is a generic name for an object that spins or whirls (or has whirling parts). The term may specifically refer to one of the following

*Whirligig beetle
*Whirligig mite, "Anystis baccarum (L.)"
*Samara, fruit falling in spiral (from ash trees).
*Whirligig (torture)
*"Whirligig" , a Paul Fleischman's book telling a story about a teenager who builds whirligigs as a way to repay the mother of a girl he killed in a drunk driving accident.
*Whirl-Y-Gig, a London club
*Whirligig (computer game)
*A Rotary dryer


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