English Explanatory Dictionary

cirrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.
noun
  1. An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪɹeɪt/

Word forms

cirrate more cirrate most cirrate cirrates

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Derived words

incirrate
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