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Cirrus   /sˈɪrəs/   Listen
Cirrus

noun
(pl. cirri)  (Also written cirrhus)
1.
Usually coiled.  Synonym: cirrhus.
2.
A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles).  Synonym: cirrus cloud.
3.
A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile.





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