cirrate
cirrate · cirrates
An octopus of the suborder CirrinaAn octopus of the suborder Cirrina.
/ˈsɪɹeɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesAn octopus of the suborder Cirrina.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjectBorrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cirr- + -ate.
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