cirrovelum

noun

cir·​ro·​ve·​lum

¦si(ˌ)rōˈvēləm

plural cirrovela

-lə

: cirrus in sheet form veiling the whole sky : a continuous cirrostratus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cirr- + Latin velum veil

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