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cirrostratus

cir·rost·ra·tus

UK/ˌsɪɹə(ʊ)ˈstɹeɪtəs/ US/-ˈstɹɑː-/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From cirro- + stratus, coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772-1864): see the 1803 quotation.

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