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snowcap

US/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/

snowcap noun: a layer of snow covering a mountain top.

snowcap: a layer of snow covering a mountain top
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Noun

snowcap (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.

snowcap meaning in Tamil

snowcap in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of snowcap

pluralsnowcaps

Origin of snowcap

From snow + cap.

Questions about snowcap

What does snowcap mean?
Snowcap means a layer of snow covering a mountain top.
What is snowcap in Tamil?
Snowcap in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Snowcap meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is snowcap?
Snowcap is a noun.
How do you pronounce snowcap?
Snowcap is pronounced /ˈsnoʊˌkæp/ (US).
What is the plural of snowcap?
The plural of snowcap is snowcaps.

Words near snowcap in the dictionary

  1. snowbunny
  2. snowburn
  3. snowburns
  4. snowbush
  5. snowbushes
  6. snowcap
  7. snowcapped
  8. snowcaps
  9. snowcapt
  10. snowcastle
  11. snowcastles

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