Cirrus castellanus cloud

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Cirrus castellanus cloud
Genus	Cirrus (curl of hair)
Species	castellanus (castle)
Classification	Family A (High-level)
Appearance	A series of dense lumps, or "towers" of cirrus, connected by a thinner base.
Precipitation Cloud?	No
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Cirrus castellanus cloud is a type of cirrus cloud. Its name comes from the word castellanus, which means castle in Latin. Like all cirrus clouds, the clouds occur at high altitudes. The cirrus castellanus is a series of dense clouds which are connected to a thinner base

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