"mother-of-pearl cloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mother-of-pearl clouds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mother-of-pearl cloud (plural mother-of-pearl clouds)
  1. (meteorology) A rare kind of high-altitude cloud having a nacreous appearance. Categories (topical): Meteorology Translations (cloud): polaarstratosfääripilv (Estonian), helmiäispilvi (Finnish), polaaristratosfääripilvi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mother-of-pearl_cloud-en-noun-X94SFRpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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