"accessory cloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accessory clouds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} accessory cloud (plural accessory clouds)
  1. (meteorology) A small cloud formation which is found attached to, or close by, a major cloud of one of the cloud genera, which is responsible for its development and continuance. Categories (topical): Clouds, Meteorology

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