cirrate

[ sir-eyt ]

adjectiveBotany, Zoology.

having cirri.

Origin of cirrate

1820–30; <Latin cirrātus, equivalent to cirr(us) a curl + -ātus-ate¹

Words Nearby cirrate

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cirrhosis
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cirri
cirriform
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British Dictionary definitions for cirrate

cirrate

cirrose or cirrous

/ (ˈsɪreɪt) /

adjective

biology bearing or resembling cirri

Origin of cirrate

C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus

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