cirri
noun
a plural of cirrus.
cirri
1 American
[sir-ahy]
/ ˈsɪr aɪ /
noun
Botany, Zoology.
cirri-
2
American
cirri
British
/ ˈsɪraɪ /
noun
Example Sentences
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The cirri or tentacles, of which three or four pairs are present, are capable of being protruded, and the minute larva swims by means of the ciliary action they produce.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
The observer must watch the formation of cirri, and the different forms of cirro-stratus and stratus, and become familiar with their appearance.
From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler
In very young specimens, the cirri are only barred with purple.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
On the opposite side of the disk the Comatula is covered with plates, arranged regularly around a central plate, which is itself covered with long cirri.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
Looking closely one sees that the cirri are moving from the northwest, and are being drawn into the storm area instead of proceeding in advance of it.
From Reading the Weather by Thomas Morris Longstreth
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