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- noun meteorology a
cloud species which shows vertical formations giving acrenellated appearance. Associated withcirrus ,cirrocumulus ,altocumulus , andstratocumulus genera.
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Many of us have admired dreamy, turreted formations without knowing that they are called "castellanus."
Cirrus Concerns Peter Pesic 2011
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The title is equivalent to that of castellan (Lat. _castellanus_) or _châtelain_
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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