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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Floccus

Floccus \Floc"cus\, n.; pl. Flocci. [L., a flock of wool.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.

    2. A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.

  2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the sporules of certain fungi.

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floccus

n. (context meteorology English) a cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.

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International Cloud Atlas reveals clouds called: fibratus, uncinus, spissatus, castellanus, floccus, stratiformus, nebutosus, lenticularis, fractus, humilis, mediocris, congestus, calvus, and capillatus.

International Cloud Atlas reveals clouds called: fibratus, uncinus, spissatus, castellanus, floccus, stratiformus, nebutosus, lenticularis, fractus, humilis, mediocris, congestus, calvus, and capillatus.