cloud genus

noun

Grouping of the standard cloud classification system. Members include cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.

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Meanings

nouncloud genus (plural cloud genera)

plural cloud genera

  1. climatologyGrouping of the standard cloud classification system. Members include cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus, stratus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus.
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APA

cloud genus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20genus

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“cloud genus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20genus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud genus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20genus.

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