Cumulonimbus capillatus

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  • Cumulonimbus Capillatus
definition
  • A species of cumulonimbus cloud characterized by the presence, mostly in its upper portion, of distinct cirriform parts, frequently in the form of an anvil (incus), a plume, or a vast and more or less disorderly mass of hair. This cloud is usually accompanied by a shower or thunderstorm, often by a squall, and sometimes by hail. It generally produces very apparent virga. The species capillatus is unique to the genus cumulonimbus.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    A cumulonimbus capillatus is a cumulonimbus cloud with dense cirrus clouds which makes the cloud's top appear to contain hair-like structures. The name comes from the Latin, capillatus, meaning "with hair". It is an intermediate stage between cumulonimbus calvus and cumulonimbus incus.

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Cumulonimbus_capillatus)