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Definition of Cirrus
1. Noun. Usually coiled.
2. Noun. A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles).
3. Noun. A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.
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)