cirriform

[ sir-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

1. of or relating to clouds composed of ice crystals, as cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirriform¹

First recorded in 1805–15; cirri- + -form

Example Sentences

No dorsal cirriform process on III or any other segment, all being wholly smooth.

From Project Gutenberg

Mesad of the branchial process of each parapodium of the first four pairs is a cirrus or cirriform process.

From Project Gutenberg