- cirrus cloud
- nouna wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)• Syn: ↑cirrus• Hypernyms: ↑cloud• Hyponyms: ↑mare's tail
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cirrus cloud
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