cirriformadj.
/ˈsɪrɪfɔːm/ Cirrus-shaped.
1. Meteorology (see cirrus n.1 4.)
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > of or relating to cirrus
cirriform1813
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1813 T. I. M. Forster Res. Atmosph. Phænom. i. 15 Of the cloud..the other part remains cirriform.
1883 Athenæum 30 June 833/2 Of the cirriform clouds, one of the most important to the weather forecaster is..cirro-filum.
2. Zoology.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > slender or pointed > filamentary
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1856–8 W. Clark tr. J. van der Hoeven Handbk. Zool. II. 76 Ventral fins narrow, setaceous or cirriform.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals v. 232 Five cirriform appendages.
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