vertebratus

[ vur-tuh-brey-tuhs ]

adjective

, Meteorology.

1. (of a cloud) having elements arranged in a riblike pattern.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vertebratus¹

From New Latin; vertebrate

Example Sentences

Fucus marinus vertebratus pisciculi spinum referens Icthyorachius or what you thinck fitt.

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