cirri
Noun
The word is derived from cirrus
Meaning
See Cirrus.
of Cirrus
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Examples
The incirrate octopuses are distinguished from the cirrate octopuses by their absence of "cirri" filaments (found with the suckers), as well as by the lack of paired swimming fins on the head.
Forms with cirri are common throughout soil, freshwater, and marine environments.
Individuals tend to be flattened, with cirri confined to the ventral surface.
The body cilia are fused to form polykinetids called cirri in some, and are sparse to absent in others.
Their most distinctive feature and namesake are the yellow tufts ( Latin cirri main) that appear annually on birds of both sexes as the summer reproductive season approaches.