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cirri-

cirri- is the alternative form of cirro-.

Meaning of cirro-

Prefix

cirro-

  1. Resembling a fringe
  2. related to clouds of high étage

Forms of cirri-

alternative formcirro-
alternative formcirr-

Origin of cirri-

From cirrus (“cloud-type”) and Latin cirrus (“fringe”). By surface analysis, cirr- + -i-.

Questions about cirri-

What is cirri- the alternative form of?
Cirri- is the alternative form of cirro-.

Words near cirri- in the dictionary

  1. cirrhotic
  2. cirrhotics
  3. cirrhous
  4. cirrhus
  5. cirri
  6. cirri-
  7. cirrid
  8. cirrids
  9. cirriferous
  10. cirriform
  11. cirrigerous

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cirri- (page history and authors); cirro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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