The correct designation for a hurricane is as a/an ________.
A) "enlarged tornado"
B) "super thunderstorm complex"
C) "tropical cyclone"
D) "tropical occlusion"
E) "extratropical anticyclone"

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The correct designation for a hurricane is "tropical cyclone". It is a rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that originates over tropical or subtropical waters and has closed, low-level circulation. The other options are incorrect or inadequate to describe a hurricane accurately.

The Correct Designation for a Hurricane Is as A/an ________