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 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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