mammatus

mammatus
\\məˈmād.əs, maˈ-\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, of the breast
: of, relating to, or being a cloud whose lower surface is in the form of pouches

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mammatus /mə-mäˈtəs/
adjective
(of a cloud formation) having a pattern of sagging pouches hanging down from its base
noun (pl mammaˈtus)
Such a pattern
ORIGIN: L mammātus having protuberances, from mamma breast

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