undulatus

American  

[uhn-doo-ley-tuhs, -dyoo-] / ˌʌn duˈleɪ təs, -dyu- /

noun

Meteorology.

1. billow cloud.

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Etymology

Origin of undulatus

< New Latin, Latin undulātus. See undulate

Example Sentences

The Dermestes undulatus beetle was found on the remote Flat Holm island, and scientists believe it could be the species' last stronghold in the UK.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023

He supposed, if you had to, you could call this thing an undulatus — the standard classification for a broad, wavy cloud.

From New York Times • May 4, 2016

At the last-named locality, Turbo undulatus, a new Risella, Monodonta constricta and buccata, and Trochus reticularis were taken on reefs.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John

The whiting appears on the California coast in two varieties, the undulatus proper and a subspecies which I think has never been classified.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

The tail also differs, in having both upper and lower lobes rounded, instead of the upper being square as in the undulatus.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom