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cir·rus

(sîr

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NOUN:
pl. cir·ri

A high-altitude cloud composed of narrow bands or patches of thin, generally white, fleecy parts.
Biology
1. A tendril or similar part.
2. A slender flexible appendage, such as the fused cilia of certain protozoans.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin, curl of hair

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