cirrate

[ sir-eyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. having cirri.

cirrate

/ ˈsɪreɪt /

adjective

1. biology bearing or resembling cirri

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirrate¹

1820–30; < Latin cirrātus, equivalent to cirr ( us ) a curl + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cirrate¹

C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus

Example Sentences

Deep-sea octopods fall into two categories - cirrate, or 'Dumbo', octopods with fins, or incirrate octopods, without fins, which look more akin to shallow-water octopus.

From BBC

Plumose: feathered; like a plume: antennae that have long ciliated processes on each side of each joint: see cirrate.

From Project Gutenberg