Assertion: latin cirrus | /r/SimilarTo | curl-like tuft
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text: In biology, a cirrus SIRR-əs, plural cirri, SIRR-eye, (from the Latin cirrus meaning a curl-like tuft or fringe) is a long, thin structure in an animal similar to a tentacle but generally lacking the tentacle's strength, flexibility, thickness, and sensitivity.
text: A cirrus (pronounced , “”, plural cirri, , “”), from the Latin cirrus meaning a curl-like tuft or fringe, is a term used in biology and zoology for a number of long, thin structures in both vertebrate and invertebrate animals.