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intortus

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[in-tawr-tuhs] / ɪnˈtɔr təs /

adjective

Meteorology.

(of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.

Etymology

Origin of intortus

< Latin: twisted, complicated; see intorted

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