Definition of Cirrate. Meaning of Cirrate. Synonyms of Cirrate

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Definition of Cirrate

Cirrate
Cirrate Cir"rate, a. [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus a curl.] (Zo["o]l.) Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.

Meaning of Cirrate from wikipedia

- Cirrate octopuses have a small, internal s**** and two fins on their head, while their sister suborder Incirrina has neither. The fins of cirrate octopods...
- Grimpoteuthis is a genus of pelagic cirrate (finned) octopods known as the dumbo octopuses. The name "dumbo" originates from their resemblance to the...
- Cirroteuthidae is a family of pelagic cirrate octopuses comprising at least three species in two genera. The cirrate octopods have a unique internal s****...
- Cirrate octopuses possess a well-developed internal s**** that supports their muscular swimming fins. This is in contrast to the more familiar, finless...
- Stauroteuthis is a genus of deepwater cirrate octopus, a cephalopod mollusk. This is the only genus in the family Stauroteuthidae, and only three species...
- Luteuthis dentatus, also known as Lu's jellyhead, is a medium-sized species of cirrate octopus found in the southwestern Pacific, originally described by Steve...
- translation of Albin O Ebersbach's thesis on the detailed descriptions of cirrate octopods marks an expansion of access to important taxonomical identifying...
- coast of the northern pacific ocean. Opisthoteuthis species (like other cirrate octopuses) use continuous spawning, where the female lays one or two large...
- The main pigment in the ink is melanin, which gives it its black colour. Cirrate octopuses usually lack the ink sac. Octopuses are gonochoric and have a...
- Cirrothauma murrayi, the blind cirrate octopus, is a nearly blind octopus whose eyes can sense light, but not form images. It has been found worldwide...