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cirrate

[ sir-eyt ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. having cirri.

cirrate

/ ˈsɪreɪt /

adjective

  1. biology bearing or resembling cirri

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cirrate1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cirrate1

C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus

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