snowcap

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US/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/

noun

A layer of snow covering a mountain top.

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Meanings

nounsnowcap (plural snowcaps)

plural snowcaps

  1. A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
  2. A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.

Origin

From snow + cap.

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Cite this entry
APA

snowcap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowcap

MLA

“snowcap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowcap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowcap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowcap.

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