CIRRATE Definition & Meaning

cirrate

[ sir-eyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

having cirri.

cirrate

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪ�� /

adjective

biology bearing or resembling cirri

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cirrate¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of cirrate¹

C19: from Latin ��ٳܲ� curled, from cirrus

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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.

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

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