An archaic or variant term describing a cloud type combining characteristics of both cirrus and cumulus clouds.
From cirro- + cumul- + -ous (adjective suffix). An older variant form, largely replaced by the more standard 'cirrocumulus' in modern meteorology.
Cloud terminology has changed remarkably little since Luke Howard invented the system in 1802—his Latin-based names are still used worldwide today!
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