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Definitions of cirrus

noun
a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)

synonyms: cirrus cloud

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mare's tail
a long narrow flowing cirrus cloud

type of:
cloud
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
noun
a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile

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appendage, outgrowth, process
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
noun
usually coiled

synonyms: cirrhus

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tendril
slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

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