cirrate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹeɪt/

Adjective

cirrate (comparative more cirrate, superlative most cirrate)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.

Derived terms

Noun

cirrate (plural cirrates)

  1. An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

cirrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of cirrātus
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