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cirrate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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most cirrate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cirrate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

incirrate

cirrate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /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.

Meanings

  1. An octopus of the suborder Cirrina.

Forms

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cirrates Number=Plur lexicographic