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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
2. 2
   a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak) wordnet
3. 3
   A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.

Synonyms

All synonyms

avalancheblizzardcrystalflakeflurryigloo

Etymology

From snow + cap.

Related phrases

costa ricamicrochera albocoronata

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