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snowcap
CIDE DICTIONARY
snowcap, n.
A very small humming bird (Microchæra albocoronata ) native of New Grenada. [1913 Webster]
" 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." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
snowcap, n.
1 the tip of a mountain when covered with snow.
2 a white-crowned humming-bird, Microchera albocoronata, native to Central America.
1 the tip of a mountain when covered with snow.
2 a white-crowned humming-bird, Microchera albocoronata, native to Central America.
Derivative
snowcapped adj.
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