snowcap

noun — 2 senses

snowcap

noun

US /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/

Etymology From snow + cap.

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.

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