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cirrophore

cirrophore noun: a stalk that joins a cirrus (tendril) to the body of an organism.

Noun

cirrophore (plural cirrophores)

  1. A stalk that joins a cirrus (tendril) to the body of an organism

Forms of cirrophore

pluralcirrophores

Origin of cirrophore

From cirro- + -phore.

Questions about cirrophore

What does cirrophore mean?
Cirrophore means a stalk that joins a cirrus (tendril) to the body of an organism.
What part of speech is cirrophore?
Cirrophore is a noun.
What is the plural of cirrophore?
The plural of cirrophore is cirrophores.

Words near cirrophore in the dictionary

  1. cirrocumulus
  2. cirrolite
  3. cirronebula
  4. cirronebulae
  5. cirronebulas
  6. cirrophore
  7. cirrophores
  8. cirropodous
  9. cirrose
  10. cirrostrati
  11. cirrostrative

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