Alto-cumulus

Al`to-cu´mu`lus


n.1.(Meteor.) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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