snowcap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)

WordNet


Snow"cap` noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A very small humming bird (Microchæra albocoronata) native of New Grenada. ✍ The feathers of the top of the head are white and snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy luster. The name is applied also to Microchæra parvirostris of Central America, which is similar in color.

Webster 1913