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Icecap vs Snowcap - What's the difference?

icecap | snowcap |

As nouns the difference between icecap and snowcap

is that icecap is a permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, e.g. in Earth's polar zones while snowcap is a layer of snow covering a mountain top.

icecap

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A permanent expanse of ice encompassing a large geographical area, e.g. in Earth's polar zones.
    • The ocean beneath the arctic icecap hosts many unique organisms adapted to the cold and lack of light.

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    snowcap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable) A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
  • (countable) A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata , which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.