cirrus spissatus

cloud species unique to the genus cirrus, of such optical thickness as to appear grayish on the side away from the sun, and to veil the sun, conceal its outline, or even hide it
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Summary

cirrus spissatus is a cloud species[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (cloud_species category, ranking #9 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • cirrus spissatus's instance of is recorded as cloud species[3].
  • cirrus spissatus is a type of cirrus[4].
  • cirrus spissatus is a type of spissatus[5].
  • cirrus spissatus's Commons category is recorded as Cirrus spissatus clouds[6].
  • cirrus spissatus's official website is recorded as https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/species-cirrus-spissatus-ci-spi.html[7].
  • cirrus spissatus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Ci spi'}[8].

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Definition and Type

cirrus spissatus's instance of is recorded as cloud species[3]. Recorded subclass of include cirrus[4] and spissatus[5].

Why It Matters

cirrus spissatus draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (cloud_species category, ranking #9 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/09gp0p1
    Unified astronomy thesaurus id → —
    Freebase id → —
    Environment ontology id → 01001422
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Environment ontology id: 01001422, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143356019|cirrus spissatus cloud (#143356019)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Env"
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