What Does Mammatocumulus Mean?

Mammatus is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent clouds. The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma.

What does the word mammatus mean?

: of, relating to, or being a cloud whose lower surface is in the form of pouches.

What does mammatus mean in Latin?

The name mammatus is derived from the Latin mamma (meaning "udder" or "breast"). According to the WMO International Cloud Atlas, mamma is a cloud supplementary feature rather than a genus, species or variety of cloud.

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