cirri
noun
a plural of cirrus.
cirri
1 American
[sir-ahy]
/ ˈsɪr aɪ /
noun
Botany, Zoology.
cirri-
2
American
cirri
British
/ ˈsɪraɪ /
noun
Example Sentences
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C, Highly magnified view of one of the cirri.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
The basal segments of the posterior rami of the second and third cirri, differ from the three posterior cirri only in the spines being slightly more numerous; but none of them are pectinated.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Pedicels of the first four cirri, caudal appendages, penis, the two posterior thoracic segments, the segments of the cirri, and the trophi, clouded, banded, or spotted, with blackish purple.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
Looking closely one sees that the cirri are moving from the northwest, and are being drawn into the storm area instead of proceeding in advance of it.
From Reading the Weather by Longstreth, Thomas Morris
The spines on the first three pairs of cirri are coarsely serrated.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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