neutercane

American

[noo-ter-keyn, nyoo-] / ˈnu tərˌkeɪn, ˈnju- /

noun

Meteorology.

a storm system that is less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) in diameter and that has characteristics of both a tropical cyclone and an extratropical cyclone.

First recorded in 1970–75; neuter + (hurri)cane, with hurr- punningly taken as her

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