cirrus (n.)

  1. usually coiled

    [ Syn: cirrhus ]

  2. a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)

    [ Syn: cirrus cloud ]

  3. a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile

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