CIRRATE

Etymology

Adjective

cirrate (comparative more cirrate, superlative most cirrate)

Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.

Anagrams

• Cartier, erratic, rice rat

Source: Wiktionary


Cir"rate, a. Etym: [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus a curl.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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