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cirriferous

/sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cir-rif-er-ous
IPA
/sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bearing cirri.

Etymology

From cirri- + -ferous or cirr- + -iferous.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more cirriferous (comparative) most cirriferous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

cirral cirrate cirrated cirriform cirrigerous cirrigrade cirriped cirrose

Synonyms

cirrigerous

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

How do you pronounce cirriferous?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/.
What does cirriferous mean?
Bearing cirri.
Where does cirriferous come from?
From cirri- + -ferous or cirr- + -iferous.

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