cirro

Definitions of cirro
  1. noun
    a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile
  2. noun
    a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
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    type of:
    nube
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
  3. noun
    usually coiled
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    type of:
    tijereta, zarcillo
    slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support
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