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The resulting cloud forms may resemble cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus, and are sometimes called cirrus aviaticus. en.wikipedia.org

The best-known is cumulonimbus with mammatus, but the mamma feature is also seen occasionally with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, and stratocumulus. en.wikipedia.org

Unlike other high cirrus and cirrostratus, cirrocumulus includes a small amount of liquid water droplets, although these are in a supercooled state. en.wikipedia.org

However, contrails formed from the exhaust of high-flying aircraft can persist and spread into formations resembling cirrus, cirrocumulus, or cirrostratus. en.wikipedia.org

Cirrocumulus clouds never cast self-shadows and are translucent to a certain degree. en.wikipedia.org

Stratiform and stratocumuliform clouds in the topmost region of the troposphere have the prefix "cirro-" added to their names yielding the genera cirrostratus and cirrocumulus. en.wikipedia.org

Cirrus radiatus is often partly made up of cirrocumulus or cirrostratus. en.wikipedia.org

It is a fairly uncommon phenomenon, most often observed in altocumulus, cirrocumulus, lenticular clouds and cirrus clouds. en.wikipedia.org

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