cirrus

/ˈsɪrəs/
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Other forms: cirri

Definitions of cirrus
  1. noun
    a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
    synonyms: cirrus cloud
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    types:
    mare's tail
    a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
    type of:
    cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  2. noun
    a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
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    type of:
    appendage, outgrowth, process
    a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  3. noun
    usually coiled
    synonyms: cirrhus
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    type of:
    tendril
    slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
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