Al`to-cu´mu`lus

(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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Clare, a former pupil of St Thomas More School, used the scientific names of clouds for families who live in the village, such as Alto-cumulus.

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