cirrocumulus
noun
cir·ro·cu·mu·lus
ˌsir-ō-ˈkyü-myə-ləs 
: a high-altitude cloud form consisting of small white rounded masses usually in regular groupings see cloud illustration
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There are other types of linear clouds (like alto- and cirrocumulus) but those tend to appear in parallel bands.
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Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2012
So cloud iridescence usually happens in lenticular or alto-cumulus, cirrus and cirrocumulus clouds.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022
The three main types are cirrus, cirrostratus and cirrocumulus.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022
High clouds are classified as either cirrus, cirrostratus, or cirrocumulus.
—Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
Within the lenticular category itself, there are several types: Altocumulus standing lenticular, stratocumulus standing lenticular and cirrocumulus standing lenticular.
—Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2012
So cloud iridescence usually happens in lenticular or alto-cumulus, cirrus and cirrocumulus clouds.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2022
The three main types are cirrus, cirrostratus and cirrocumulus.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022
High clouds are classified as either cirrus, cirrostratus, or cirrocumulus.
—Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
Within the lenticular category itself, there are several types: Altocumulus standing lenticular, stratocumulus standing lenticular and cirrocumulus standing lenticular.
—Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2018
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New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1803, in the meaning defined above
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cirrocumulus
noun
cir·ro·cu·mu·lus
ˌsir-ō-ˈkyü-myə-ləs
: a cloud form of small white rounded masses at a high altitude usually in regular groups
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