cirrate

American

[sir-eyt] / ˈsɪr eɪt /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

having cirri.

cirrate British

/ ˈsɪreɪt /

adjective

biology bearing or resembling cirri

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Etymology

Origin of cirrate

1820–30; < Latin cirrātus, equivalent to cirr ( us ) a curl + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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Deep-sea octopods fall into two categories - cirrate, or 'Dumbo', octopods with fins, or incirrate octopods, without fins, which look more akin to shallow-water octopus.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2016

Plumose: feathered; like a plume: antennae that have long ciliated processes on each side of each joint: see cirrate.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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