cirri

¹

[ sir-ahy ]

noun

, Botany, Zoology.

1. a plural of cirrus.

cirri-

²

1. variant of cirro-.

cirri

/ ˈsɪraɪ /

noun

1. See cirrus
   the plural of cirrus

Example Sentences

In either case the same effect is produced on a number of neighbouring cirri at the same time, and in p. 87the same order.

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If the cumulus be the only cloud at first visible, its upper part is seen to become tufted with cirri.

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Tentacular cirri similarly formed, as is also the first neurocirrus, the latter less clavate below the slender tip.

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Tentacular cirri and notocirri similar in form to the median tentacle.

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Anal cirri proportionately somewhat shorter than in squamatus.

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