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cirri
1[ sir-ahy ]
cirri-
2- variant of cirro-.
cirri
/ ˈsɪraɪ /
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Example Sentences
For example, some glue bundles of their cilia into structures called cirri and can use them as legs, mouths, paddles or teeth.
From Scientific American
But if the procession of the cirri has some continuity and broadens to the western horizon it is a sign about eight times in ten that a cyclone is approaching.
From Project Gutenberg
When protruded from the opening of the shell these “cirri” are spread out to form a casting-net for the capture of minute floating prey.
From Project Gutenberg
The cirri disappeared by degrees, and the cumuli towered up on the horizon in colossal masses.
From Project Gutenberg
Margarita, five to seven pairs of epipodial cirri with a pigment spot at base of each.
From Project Gutenberg
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