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Definition of Cirrous
1. a. Cirrose.
Definition of Cirrous
1. Adjective. (context: botany zoology) Pertaining to cirri; having filaments, fibrous. ¹
2. Adjective. Pertaining to cirrus clouds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cirrous
1. having cirri [adj]
Medical Definition of Cirrous
1. Relating to or having cirri. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirrous
Literary usage of Cirrous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trial of John H. Surratt in the Criminal Court for the District of Columbia by John Harrison Surratt, George Purnell Fisher (1867)
"'Will you tell the jury what you mean by "cirrous clouds? ... A. Not through the
cirrous clouds. You could only see stars of the first magnitude. ..."
2. Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe by Alexander von Humboldt (1868)
"The regular coincidence in respect to direction between the very fine cirrous
clouds (polar bands) and the magnetic declination, together with the turning ..."
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