cirro-


cirro-

(word root) cloudExamples of words with the root cirro-: cirrostratus

cirro-

or cirri-pref. Cirrus cloud: cirrostratus.
[From cirrus.]

cirro-

or

cirri-

combining formindicating cirrus or cirri: cirrocumulus; cirriped.

cir•rus

(ˈsɪr əs)

n., pl. cir•ri (ˈsɪr aɪ) . 1. a high-altitude cloud composed of ice crystals and characterized by thin white filaments or narrow bands. 2. a tendril. 3. a. a filament or slender appendage serving as a foot, tentacle, barbel, etc. b. the male copulatory organ of flatworms and various invertebrates. [1700–10; < Latin: a curl, tuft, plant filament]