snowcap
/ˈsnoʊˌkæp/
noun
- A covering of snow on the top of a mountain or hill.
- Climate change is causing many mountain snowcaps to shrink.
- Hikers admired the snowcap of the distant peak from the valley.
- The snowcap on Mount Rainier glistens in the summer sun.
- A type of hummingbird with a white or snowy patch on its head.
- Birdwatchers spotted a rare snowcap in the Costa Rican cloud forest.
- A snowcap hummingbird visited the feeder in the garden.
- The snowcap's bright white crown makes it easy to identify.