mammatus

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A form of mammatus cloud — A cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud.

OriginNew Latin mammatus →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmammatus (plural mammati)

plural mammati

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of mammatus cloud.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mammatus cloud

Origin

  1. New Latinmammatus
  2. Englishmammatus

From New Latin mammatus.

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APA

mammatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus

MLA

“mammatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammatus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammatus.

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