cirrate

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/ˈsɪɹeɪt/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.

OriginLatin cirrātus →
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Meanings

adjectivecirrate (comparative more cirrate, superlative most cirrate)

comparative more cirrate · superlative most cirrate

  1. Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.
nouncirrate (plural cirrates)

plural cirrates

  1. An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.

Origin

  1. Latincirrātus“having ringlets”
  2. Englishcirrate

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

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Anagrams

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APA

cirrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrate

MLA

“cirrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cirrate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirrate.

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