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单词 mackerel sky
释义

mackerel sky


noun

an extensive group of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, especially when well-marked in their arrangement: so called because of a resemblance to the scales on a mackerel.

Origin of mackerel sky

First recorded in 1660–70

Words nearby mackerel sky

Mackenzie Mountains, mackerel, mackerel breeze, mackerel gull, mackerel shark, mackerel sky, Mackerras, Mackinac, Mackinac Bridge, mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket
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British Dictionary definitions for mackerel sky

mackerel sky

noun

a sky patterned with cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds

Word Origin for mackerel sky

from the similarity to the pattern on a mackerel's back
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