cirrate
nounEtymology 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.
1
An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.
cirrate
adj/ˈsɪɹeɪt/
Etymology 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.
1
Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri.
- Derived terms
- incirrate