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neutercane

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

noun

Meteorology.

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of neutercane

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

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