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Categories: Cumulus
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mackerel sky  Altocumulus mackerel sky  Buttermilk sky  Fish scale cloud  Fish scale clouds
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A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds WordNet 3.0
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A mackerel sky is a term for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves. Wikipedia
A formation of altocumulus clouds Wikipedia Disambiguation
clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern look like fish scales Wikidata
A sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds somewhat resembling the skin of a mackerel. Wiktionary
Sky filled with a regular pattern of altocumulus clouds. Wiktionary (translation)
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