cir·rate

[sir-eyt]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
having cirri.

Origin:
1820–30; < Latin cirrātus, equivalent to cirr(us) a curl + -ātus -ate1

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cirrate, cirrose or cirrous (ˈsɪreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
biology bearing or resembling cirri
 
[C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus]
 
cirrose, cirrose or cirrous
 
adj
 
[C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus]
 
cirrous, cirrose or cirrous
 
adj
 
[C19: from Latin cirrātus curled, from cirrus]

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Cirrate is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Systematics, ecology and biology of cirrate octopods: workshop report.
Aspects of the functional morphology of cirrate octopods: locomotion and feeding.
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