Cirrate

//ˈsɪɹeɪt// adj, noun

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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