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Type of rainforest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane
Cloud_forest
Forest in the Alborz mountains of Iran
The Clouds Forest is located on the slopes of the Alborz Mountains in Iran. It includes a sea of clouds that pass through it throughout the year. The
Clouds_Forest
Forest reserve in Costa Rica
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Spanish: Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Monteverde_Cloud_Forest_Reserve
Conservation area in Ecuador
The Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve is a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) certified conservation area on the North-Western slopes of the Andean mountain range and
Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve
Bellavista_Cloud_Forest_Reserve
Privately-owned wildlife refuge in Costa Rica
protects cloud forest in the Cordillera de Tilarán near Juntas. The Reserve entrance is about a kilometer before the famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Curi_Cancha_Wildlife_Reserve
Nature park in Singapore
The Cloud Forest Gallery, The Cloud Forest Theatre and The Secret Garden. The following is a partial list of plants growing in the Cloud Forest: Adiantum
Gardens_by_the_Bay
Dutch Caribbean island
Area restricted-range birds occur in the Elfin Forest Reserve. Below the cloud forest is a sub-montane forest, and the variety and average number of species
Saba_(island)
Species of beetle
Chrysina limbata is a species of scarab beetle found only in mid-altitude forests in Costa Rica and western Panama. It is in the genus Chrysina, in the subfamily
Chrysina_limbata
Species of owl
The cloud-forest screech owl (Megascops marshalli) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. The cloud-forest screech
Cloud-forest_screech_owl
Canton in Puntarenas province, Costa Rica
destinations, with the Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde (Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve) being the largest, in addition to several other natural attractions
Monteverde
1987 British children's novel
King of the Cloud Forests is a children's fantasy and adventure novel written by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Heinemann
King_of_the_Cloud_Forests
Ecosystems found in mountains
montane forests can consist of broadleaf forest in addition to coniferous forest. One example of a tropical montane forest is a cloud forest, which gains
Montane_ecosystem
Extinct species of toad that was endemic to Costa Rica
north of the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica. It was endemic to elfin cloud forest. Also called the Monte Verde toad, Alajuela toad and orange toad, it
Golden_toad
Species of owl
The cloud-forest pygmy owl or cloudforest pygmy owl (Glaucidium nubicola) is a short, muscular, small-sized species of owl found throughout the Andes of
Cloud-forest_pygmy_owl
Public aquarium and zoo in Dallas, Texas
Amazonian fish and manatees. The newest exhibit in the aquarium, the Cloud Forest Trek was opened in November 2021. The aquarium collaborated with SNA
Dallas_World_Aquarium
Quaker from Alabama named Wilford "Wolf" Guindon founded the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and Monteverde Conservation League in the 1970s. While most conservation
Quakers_in_Costa_Rica
Pre-Inca Andean culture
Chachapoyas, also called the "Warriors of the Clouds," were a culture of the Andes living in the cloud forests of the southern part of the Department of Amazonas
Chachapoya_culture
US-based non-profit organization
develop field research sites ranging from high elevation cloud forest to the lowland Amazonian forest. It is this altitudinal gradient that harbors the greatest
Amazon Conservation Association
Amazon_Conservation_Association
Santa Lucia Cloud Forest (Spanish: Bosque Nublado Santa Lucía) is a cloud forest reserve, located about 80 km northwest of Quito, in the province of Pichincha
Santa_Lucia_Cloud_Forest
Zoo on the island of Jersey
thrush Asian fairy-bluebird Grey-faced liocichla Opened in 1999, the Cloud Forest was the first enclosure at the zoo to feature mixed animals, including
Jersey_Zoo
Zoo in Upton-by-Chester, Chester, England
but have been moved out for various reasons. Yellow Zone Bears of the Cloud Forest opened in 2004 and is home to a pair of spectacled bears and other South
Chester_Zoo
Habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature
known as cloud forests. Flooded forests, including freshwater swamp forests and peat swamp forests. Manigua a low, often impenetrable dense forest of tangled
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
Type of forest with high rainfall
associations including subtropical rainforest, littoral rainforest, cloud forest, vine thicket and even dry rainforest have been described. Tropical rainforests
Rainforest
Type of subtropical forest
humid montane regions of the tropics. Some laurel forests are a type of cloud forest. Cloud forests are found on mountain slopes where the dense moisture
Laurel_forest
Subregion of North America
The cloud forest of Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala, is the largest in Central America. In some areas of southeastern Honduras there are cloud forests, the
Central_America
Temperate rainforest in the Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian temperate rainforest or Appalachian cloud forest is located in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States and is among
Appalachian temperate rainforest
Appalachian_temperate_rainforest
Forests in the temperate zone
rain forests are rain forests with coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain. Temperate rain forests occur
Temperate_rainforest
Ancient trail in Peru
trail passes through several types of Andean environments including cloud forest and alpine tundra. Settlements, tunnels, and many Incan ruins are located
Inca_Trail_to_Machu_Picchu
Species of amphibian
The cloud forest tree frog (Megastomatohyla nubicola) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical
Cloud_forest_tree_frog
Rainforest near Río Grande, Puerto Rico
a Sierra palm forest on the way to the top of Mount Britton, the 8th tallest peak in the forest. The summit is part of the cloud forest and it hosts a
El_Yunque_National_Forest
Species of bird
to the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. It is restricted to the cloud forest on that island. The species was rarely seen in the 20th century and was
Mountain_starling
Type of forest ecosystem
forests are scattered across the world also, while the largest dwarf forest is found in the Philippines. High-elevation tropical locations in cloud forests
Dwarf_forest
Species of bird
(Quechua), is a large passerine bird of the cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. It is the national bird of Peru. It has four subspecies
Andean_cock-of-the-rock
Mountain in Trinidad and Tobago
humidity (as fog and cloud), relatively lower temperatures and high winds permit the persistence of Elfin woodland and cloud forest at the summit, and tropical
El_Cerro_del_Aripo
Highest point on Ascension Island
deposition (mist) by the greater amount of vegetation. The resulting cloud forest is a mosaic of plants from a variety of habitats, including woodland
Green_Mountain
Visible mass of particles suspended in the atmosphere
In meteorology, a cloud is an aerosol consisting of a visible mass of miniature liquid droplets, ice crystals, or other particles, suspended in the atmosphere
Cloud
1989 television series
Frog who comments that he liked the special. 7 "Fitness/The Song of the Cloud Forest" Jim Henson With Fran Brill Kevin Clash Dave Goelz Richard Hunt Rib Mills
The_Jim_Henson_Hour
Group of birds
are only formed in primary cloud forest; the species' breeding behavior is linked to the long term existence of these forests such as the few remaining
Quetzal
Mountain in Queensland, Australia
rainforest, ranging from typical tropical rainforest in the lowlands to low cloud forest at the cooler summit, where temperatures are up to 10 °C (18 °F) lower
Mount_Bartle_Frere
tropical forests, temperate forests, cloud forests, riparian forests, deciduous, evergreen, dry, moist, etc.. The agency in charge of Mexico's forests is the
Forests_of_Mexico
Species of bird
(Eurostopodus archboldi), also known as the mountain eared-nightjar or cloud-forest nightjar, is a dark and densely spotted species of nightjar in the family
Archbold's_nightjar
country. Tropical rainforests, deciduous forests, Atlantic and Pacific coastline, cloud forests, and mangrove forests are all represented throughout the 19
Wildlife_of_Costa_Rica
Natural processes of water movement within the water cycle
Two exceptions to this are cloud forests and rainforests. In cloud forests, trees collect the liquid water in fog or low clouds onto their surface, which
Evapotranspiration
Volcano in the Caribbean Sea
forest and humid forest, and then above that rain forest. At the top of the peak, which is covered with cloud most of the time, there is cloud forest
Nevis_Peak
Volcano in the Caribbean Netherlands
up the mountain are the multiple climate zones of Saba, including a cloud forest at the summit. The formation of Mount Scenery began about 500,000 years
Mount_Scenery
Rural area in Pichincha, Ecuador
of streams irrigate the landscape, which is a patchwork of cloud forests, secondary forests, agricultural land, and human settlements. Politically, Mindo
Mindo,_Ecuador
Species of bird
Central America and southern Mexico that lives in tropical forests, particularly montane cloud forests. They are part of the family Trogonidae and have two
Resplendent_quetzal
Species of amphibian
The cloud forest stream frog (Ptychohyla euthysanota) is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and possibly
Cloud_forest_stream_frog
Species of bird
Atlapetes latinuchus the "northern rufous-naped brushfinch" or the "cloud-forest brushfinch". The yellow-breasted brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long
Yellow-breasted_brushfinch
Mountain in Tanzania, highest in Africa
volcanic activity over 2 million years ago. Its slopes host montane forests and cloud forests. Multiple species are endemic to Mount Kilimanjaro, including
Mount_Kilimanjaro
State of Mexico
Road into the cloud forest of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (April 2001) Lush cloud forest vegetation and
Tamaulipas
British artist (born 1960)
on which visitors can walk above the exotic, flowering plants of a cloud forest and search for the source of the river. In 2018, the Musée en Herbe in
Damian_Elwes
Jamaican mountain range
elevation, forming broadly defined belts that include: Montane Rainforest Cloud Forest Elfin Woodland This elevational structure is associated with high levels
Blue_Mountains_(Jamaica)
Tribe of mammals
The cloud rats or cloudrunners are a tribe (Phloeomyini) of arboreal and nocturnal herbivorous rodents endemic to the cloud forests of the Philippines
Cloud_rat
Natural region in South America
associations. The Yungas forests are extremely diverse, ranging from moist lowland forest to evergreen montane forest and cloud forests. The terrain, formed
Yungas
Arboretum in California, US
particular focus on Magnolia species, high elevation palms, conifers, and cloud forest species from Central America, South America and Southeast Asia. San Francisco's
San Francisco Botanical Garden
San_Francisco_Botanical_Garden
Species of plant
South America. Most species in this section are found in high-elevation cloud forest habitats. Flowers have a cylindrical hypanthium. P. tarminiana and P
Banana_passionfruit
Genus of flowering plants
spread of approximately three metres. Ascarina are usually tropical cloud forest species which need high humidity to thrive, and are vulnerable to both
Ascarina
Species of amphibian
The cloud forest salamander (Bolitoglossa carri) is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to Honduras. Its natural habitat
Cloud_forest_salamander
Capital city of Ecuador
parish of Nanegal. This 14,000 acre high biodiversity rainforest and cloud forest reserve protects over 1966 species of plants (10% of Ecuador's plant
Quito
Genus of snakes
Hallberg's cloud forest snake (Cryophis hallbergi), also known commonly as la culebra de bosque mesófilo de Hallberg in Mexican Spanish, is a species of
Hallberg's_cloud_forest_snake
Mountain in El Salvador and Honduras
point in Salvadoran territory. Cerro El Pital is in the middle of a cloud forest that has an average annual temperature of 10 °C (50 °F).[failed verification]
Cerro_El_Pital
Mountain region in northwest Mexico
region is known its natural beauty and biodiversity, including rare cloud forests, and for a stretch tortuous mountain highway (part of Mexican Federal
Espinazo_del_Diablo
Ferns that grow with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level
reconstruction of climatic and elevation preferences and the evolution of cloud forest-adapted tree ferns in Mesoamerica". PeerJ. 4 e2696. doi:10.7717/peerj
Tree_fern
Terrestrial ecoregion in the Cook Islands
Metrosideros cloud forest is found on cloud-shrouded peaks and ridges above 400 metres (1,300 ft) elevation, covering about 3% of Rarotonga's forest area. Metrosideros
Cook Islands tropical moist forests
Cook_Islands_tropical_moist_forests
Species of rodent
The cloud forest grass mouse (Akodon torques) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru. Zeballos, H.; Vivar, E. (2017)
Cloud_forest_grass_mouse
Natural reserve in Mexico
Farias. The reserve protects the northernmost extension of tropical forest and cloud forest in Mexico. It has an area of 144,530 hectares (357,100 acres; 558
El_Cielo_Biosphere_Reserve
Species of flowering plant
tree of cloud forests above 400 meters elevation, becoming dominant or co-dominant with Metrosideros collina in higher and wetter cloud forest areas. Ascarina
Ascarina_diffusa
Nature preserve in Matagalpa Department, Nicaragua
Selva Negra Cloud Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves which are officially under protection in the country.[citation
Selva Negra Cloud Forest Reserve
Selva_Negra_Cloud_Forest_Reserve
Dense collection of trees covering a relatively large area
petrified forest Close to nature forestry Cloud forest Dendrology Dendrometry Forest dynamics Forest migration Forest pathology Kelp forest (A forest made
Forest
Species of tree in North America
Honduras. In Mexico and Central America, it is a characteristic plant of cloud forests, growing at middle elevations in various mountainous areas where the
Liquidambar_styraciflua
Region in Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
through a forested pass at 2,100 m (6,900 ft). The Bitaco River Forest Reserve was created in 1973 to protect a sizable portion of cloud forest and the
Chicoral,_Valle_del_Cauca
Species of plant
U.S. states have passed laws criminalizing it. Its native habitat is cloud forest in the isolated Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca, Mexico, where it grows in
Salvia_divinorum
Species of vine
slopes and growing up the trunks of trees, especially in laurel forest, a type of cloud forest. It is an evergreen climbing plant, growing to 10 m high where
Hedera_rhombea
Volcano in Nicaragua
eruptions. The highest regions of the volcano are home to a cloud forest and dwarf forest, which contain flora and fauna endemic purely to the volcano
Mombacho
National park in Haiti
the Massif de la Hotte. Featuring the country's last stand of virgin cloud forest, it encompasses more than 8,000 hectares. Elevations in the rugged park
Pic_Macaya_National_Park
Mountain range in New South Wales, Australia
eucalyptus forest Mount Royal - eucalyptus forest Mount Royal, basalt at 1100 metres Mount Royal - cloud forest, moss & ferns Mount Royal - cloud forest, basalt
Mount_Royal_Range
Species of mammal
and altitudes throughout its range, including cloud forests, high-altitude grasslands (páramo), dry forests and scrub deserts. A single spectacled bear
Spectacled_bear
Emissions, impacts and responses of Mexico related to climate change
Mountain cloud forests, especially in the Michoacán, act as dispersal corridors for many species that travel between habitats. These forests are highly
Climate_change_in_Mexico
Bird of western Colombia and Ecuador
umbrellabird is considered rare and it resides in humid to wet premontane and cloud forest. They are often found on the Pacific slopes of southwest Colombia and
Long-wattled_umbrellabird
Family of birds
Nathaniel T. (Editors). Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513310-3 Robinson
Toucan
Volcano in Nicaragua
of Nicaragua where cloud forests grow. The only other place where this ecosystem can be found is the Mombacho volcano. Cloud forests are characterized
Maderas
Species of tree
Cortadura cloud forest of Coatepec, Veracruz. The species' estimated potential forest distribution is 17,411 km2. It is native to cloud forests between
Magnolia_schiedeana
rainforest, submontane rain forest and Afromontane evergreen cloud forest. Much of the moist lowland forest has been cleared and currently comprises mainly savannah
Wildlife of São Tomé and Príncipe
Wildlife_of_São_Tomé_and_Príncipe
Subspecies of the eastern gorilla
their nests. The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forest, including the Virunga Mountains, ranging in elevation from 2,200 to
Mountain_gorilla
Mountain range on the border of Guatemala and Honduras
mountain range has several different biomes and habitats, including cloud forests. The Cusuco National Park (Parque Nacional El Cusuco) is located on
Sierra_del_Merendón
Species of plant in the genus Acer
Acer skutchii, called the cloud forest sugar maple, Guatemalan maple, Mexican sugar maple, Skutch maple, or álamo plateado is a species of flowering plant
Acer_skutchii
Species of strangler fig
and shelter for a host of tropical lifeforms including epiphytes in cloud forests and birds, mammals, reptiles and invertebrates. F. aurea is used in
Ficus_aurea
Species of moth
habitats are very humid, and can get quite cold at night, or winter. The Cloud Forests they inhabit are located from 1000 m to 2500 m above sea level. It takes
Actias_dubernardi
Nature reserve in Ecuador
Maquipucuna is a 6,000 hectare (14,820 acre) cloud forest reserve in Ecuador. Located in the Pichincha Province, it is the closest pristine rainforest
Maquipucuna
Species of mammal
have larger territories than males. The mountain tapir is found in the cloud forests and páramo of the Eastern and Central Cordilleras mountains in Colombia
Mountain_tapir
Oldest national park in Venezuela
are characteristic of forests at lower altitudes. The bucket or child (Gyranthera caribensis) is indicative of the cloud forest as are macanilla palms
Henri_Pittier_National_Park
The list of cloud types groups all genera as high (cirro-, cirrus), middle (alto-), multi-level (nimbo-, cumulo-, cumulus), and low (strato-, stratus)
List_of_cloud_types
National park in Sri Lanka
2,100–2,300 m (6,900–7,500 ft) and encompasses montane grassland and cloud forest. It is rich in biodiversity and many species found here are endemic to
Horton_Plains_National_Park
Forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance
uniformly cut down Cloud forest – Type of rainforest Conservation-reliant species – Type of species requiring human intervention Forest ecology – Study of
Old-growth_forest
Ecoregion in Sri Lanka
importance. These forests are cooler than lowland forests and therefore they have ideal conditions for growth of cloud forests. These forests classifications
Sri Lanka montane rain forests
Sri_Lanka_montane_rain_forests
Phenomenon in which the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other
of Forest Research. 36 (9): 2104–2111. Bibcode:2006CaJFR..36.2104F. doi:10.1139/x06-107. Rebertus, Alan J (1988). "Crown shyness in a tropical cloud forest"
Crown_shyness
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Latin America and the Caribbean
surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological site, located in the rugged cloud forest of the Yungas on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes and along both
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historic_Sanctuary_of_Machu_Picchu
Species of bird
to the Bismarck Archipelago, where it mainly inhabits rainforest and cloud forest in mountain areas above 500 m (1,600 ft). It is a large, heavily built
Black_imperial_pigeon
woolly monkey. In January 2007, scientists discovered a new species of cloud-forest rodent of the spiny rat family (Isothrix barbarabrownae) in Manu. In
Wildlife_of_Peru
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Cloud
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a noisy person, from Middle English lude ‘loud’ (Old English hlūd), perhaps in part preserving the Old English byname Hlūda that Ekwall postulates to explain the place names Loudham (Suffolk) and Lowdham (Nottinghamshire).English : topographic name for someone who lived by a roaring stream, Old English hlūde or hl̄de literally ‘the loud one’, or a habitational name from any of the places named from hl̄de, for example Lyde in Herefordshire and Somerset.English : variant of Louth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English clÅ«d ‘rock’ (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).French : from the Germanic personal name Hlodald, composed of the elements hlÅd ‘famous’, ‘clear’ + wald ‘rule’, which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Indian, Latin
Lame
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Sindhi
Cloud that Carries Rain; Prophet Name; Rain Clouds
Boy/Male
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Cloud
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Welsh
Lame.
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Cloud
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Cloud
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Cloud; Rainy Clouds
Girl/Female
Tamil
Cloud
Boy/Male
Tamil
Cloud
Male
English
English form of French Claude, CLAUD means "lame."
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Bramha | பà¯à®°à®®à¯à®¹à®¾
Creator of the universe
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Eloquent by Grace of Rahman (Allah)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anavika | அநாவிகா
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese
Lover of Horses
Girl/Female
Tamil
Tanishka | தாநீஷà¯à®•ாÂ
Goddess of gold, Daughter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gaiter.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Inflaming; Exciting; Perfect
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sweetser.Americanized spelling of Schweitzer.
Boy/Male
English American German
Nickname for William 'resolute protector' often used as an independent name.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, German, Hebrew, Latin
Joyous; Cheerful
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n.
A sudden copious rainfall, as the whole cloud had been precipitated at once.
n.
A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud.
a.
Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by clouds; somewhat cloudy.
v. t.
To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.
a.
Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.
superl.
Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united effort.
n.
A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble; hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's reputation; a cloud on a title.
superl.
Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a loud style of dress; loud colors.
v. i.
To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used with up.
n.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
v. t.
To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors; as, to cloud yarn.
adv.
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
v. t.
To envelop in clouds; to cloud.
v. t.
To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded.
a.
Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary.
n.
Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky.
n.
Consisting of a cloud or clouds.
n.
Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus.
n.
That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect.
superl.
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.