cirro-

Prefix

Meaning

cirro-

(meteorology) related to clouds of high étage

Examples

Stratocumuliform and stratiform clouds in the high étage carry the prefix cirro-, yielding the respective genus names cirrocumulus (Cc) and cirrostratus (Cs). Source: Internet

Stratocumuliform and stratiform genera have the prefix cirro- when they occur in the high étage, and alto- when based in the middle altitude range. Source: Internet

They are given the prefix "cirro-", but this refers more to their altitude range than their physical structure. Source: Internet

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