cirrus

cir·rus  (sîrs)

n. pl. cir·ri (sîr)

1. A high-altitude cloud composed of narrow bands or patches of thin, generally white, fleecy parts.

2. Biology

a. A tendril or similar part.

b. A slender flexible appendage, such as the fused cilia of certain protozoans.

---

[Latin, curl of hair.]

---

cirrus

Noun

pl -ri

1. a thin wispy cloud found at high altitudes

2. a plant tendril

3. a slender tentacle in certain sea creatures [Latin: curl]

---

cirrus  (sîrs)

Plural cirri (sîr)

A high-altitude cloud composed of feathery white patches or bands of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds generally form between 6,100 and 12,200 m (20,000 and 40,000 ft). See illustration at cloud.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cirrus - usually coiled                       cirrhus tendril - slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
	2.	cirrus - a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles) cirrus cloud cloud - a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude mare's tail - a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud
	3.	cirrus - a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"