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cirrus

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Main Entry: cir·rus
Pronunciation: \ˈsir-əs\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural cir·ri \ˈsir-ˌī\
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, curl
Date: 1708

1 : tendril
2 : a slender usually flexible animal appendage or projection: as a : an arm of a barnacle b : a filament of a crinoid c : a fused group of cilia functioning like a limb on some protozoans d : the male copulatory organ of various invertebrate animals
3 : a high wispy white cloud usually of minute ice crystals formed at altitudes between about 20,000 and 40,000 feet (6,000 and 12,000 meters) — see cloud illustration


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