cirri-

¹ American

variant of cirro-.

cirri ² American

[sir-ahy] / ˈsɪr aɪ /

noun

Botany, Zoology.

a plural of cirrus.

cirri British

/ ˈsɪraɪ /

noun

the plural of cirrus

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For example, some glue bundles of their cilia into structures called cirri and can use them as legs, mouths, paddles or teeth.

From Scientific American

But if the procession of the cirri has some continuity and broadens to the western horizon it is a sign about eight times in ten that a cyclone is approaching.

From Project Gutenberg

When protruded from the opening of the shell these “cirri” are spread out to form a casting-net for the capture of minute floating prey.

From Project Gutenberg

The cirri disappeared by degrees, and the cumuli towered up on the horizon in colossal masses.

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Margarita, five to seven pairs of epipodial cirri with a pigment spot at base of each.

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