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Noun: cirrus cloud  si-rus klawd
  1. A wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)
    "The sky was dotted with delicate cirrus clouds";
    - cirrus

Derived forms: cirrus clouds

Type of: cloud

Encyclopedia: Cirrus cloud