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cirrate
[ sir-eyt ]
/ ˈsɪr eɪt /
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adjective Botany, Zoology.
having cirri.
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Origin of cirrate
Words nearby cirrate
Cirenaica, Cirencester, cire perdue, cirio, cirque, cirrate, cirrhogenous, cirrhosis, cirrhus, cirri, cirriform
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British Dictionary definitions for cirrate
cirrate
cirrose or cirrous
/ (ˈsɪreɪt) /
adjective
biology bearing or resembling cirri
Word Origin for cirrate
C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus
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