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cirri

1 American  
[sir-ahy] / ˈsɪr aɪ /

noun

Botany, Zoology.
  1. a plural of cirrus.


cirri- 2 American  
  1. variant of cirro-.


cirri British  
/ ˈsɪraɪ /

noun

  1. the plural of cirrus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The outer maxill�, palpi, pedicels of the cirri, anterior faces of the segments, dorsal tufts, caudal appendages, and penis, dark purple.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

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

The pedicels of the second and third cirri thickly and irregularly clothed with spines.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

On Tuesday this gentleman reports his detection of some "cirri," and he kindly writes to the Times to give the world the benefit of the discovery.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

In L. cauta alone, none of the basal segments in the posterior rami of the second and third cirri are thickly paved with bristles.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

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