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  • 81cirrus —   n. (pl. ri ) tendril; high, fine, thin cloud.    ♦ cirrocumulus, n. small cumulus clouds at great height; mackerel sky.    ♦ cirrose, a. cirrate.    ♦ cirro stratus n. layer of stratus cloud at great height.    ♦ cirro velum, n. sheet of cirrus …

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  • 82Alto-stratus — altostratus altostratus, Alto stratus Al to stra tus, n. [L. altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.) A cloud formation similar to cirro stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.… …

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  • 83altostratus — altostratus, Alto stratus Al to stra tus, n. [L. altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.) A cloud formation similar to cirro stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles. [Webster 1913… …

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  • 84Bull mackerel — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 85Chub mackerel — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 86Frigate mackerel — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 87Horse mackerel — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 88Mackerel — Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae}, and of… …

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  • 89Mackerel bird — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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  • 90Mackerel cock — Mackerel Mack er*el, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family {Scombridae} …

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