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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On the dorsal surfaces and sides of the pedicels of the posterior cirri, there are some scattered, short, thick, minute spines.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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 Butler, Thomas Belden
Margarita, five to seven pairs of epipodial cirri with a pigment spot at base of each.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The upper segments of the pedicels of all the cirri are unusually long.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles
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
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