cirri

Noun

The word is derived from cirrus

Meaning

See Cirrus.

of Cirrus

Source: Webster's dictionary

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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. Source: Internet

Forms with cirri are common throughout soil, freshwater, and marine environments. Source: Internet

Individuals tend to be flattened, with cirri confined to the ventral surface. Source: Internet

The body cilia are fused to form polykinetids called cirri in some, and are sparse to absent in others. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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