cumulocirrus

cumulocirrus
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Etymology: New Latin, from cumul- + cirrus
: a small cumulus cloud at a high altitude having the whiteness and delicacy of the cirrus

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cūˈmulocirrˈus noun (pl cūˈmulocirrˈi /-ī/)
A delicate cirrus-like cumulus cloud
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Main Entry: ↑cumulus

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