Definition of Cirrus

1. Noun. Usually coiled.

Exact synonyms: Cirrhus
Generic synonyms: Tendril

2. Noun. A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles).
Exact synonyms: Cirrus Cloud
Generic synonyms: Cloud
Specialized synonyms: Mare's Tail

3. Noun. A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.
Generic synonyms: Appendage, Outgrowth, Process

Definition of Cirrus

1. n. A tendril or clasper.

Definition of Cirrus

1. a tendril or similar part [n -RI]

Medical Definition of Cirrus

1. A structure formed from a cluster or tuft of fused cilia, constituting one of the sensory or locomotor organs of certain ciliate protozoa. Origin: L. A curl (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cirrus

cirriped
cirripede
cirripedes
Cirripedia
cirripeds
cirrocumuli
cirrocumulus
cirrocumulus cloud
cirrose
cirrostrati
cirrostratus
cirrostratus cloud
cirrous
cirrous
cirrus (current term)
cirrus (current term)
cirrus cloud
cirsectomy
Cirsium
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium discolor
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium helenioides
Cirsium heterophylum
Cirsium lanceolatum
Cirsium rivulare
Cirsium vulgare
cirsocele
cirsodesis

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