mammatocumulus

noun

mam·​ma·​to·​cumulus

mə¦mātō,

ma¦mātō+

: a cumulus or cumulostratus storm cloud having breast-shaped protuberances below

called also festoon cloud

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin mammatus of the breast + New Latin -o- + cumulus

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