Meanings
adjectivecirriferous (comparative more cirriferous, superlative most cirriferous)
comparative more cirriferous · superlative most cirriferous
- Bearing cirri.
Synonyms: cirrigerous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBearing cirri.
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Origin
From cirri- + -ferous or cirr- + -iferous.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cirriferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
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APA
cirriferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirriferous
MLA
“cirriferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirriferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cirriferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cirriferous.
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