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Cirrus: It's Latin for "curl." Cirrus clouds look like curls of white hair.

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Cirrus clouds are named after the Latin word "cirrus," which means "a lock of hair" or "curl of cloud." They are thin, wispy clouds that resemble strands of hair or feather-like wisps.

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