cirrate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cirrātus (“having ringlets”), from cirrus (“a curl”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). By surface analysis, cirr- +‎ -ate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪɹeɪt/ === Adjective === cirrate (comparative more cirrate, superlative most cirrate) Of, pertaining to, or fringed with cirri. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === cirrate (plural cirrates) An octopus of the suborder Cirrina. === Anagrams === Cartier, cartier, erratic, rice rat == Latin == === Adjective === cirrāte vocative masculine singular of cirrātus