About The Word Snowy

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Snowy

Snowy Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Snowy?
[adj] the white color of snow
[adj] covered with snow; "snow-clad hills"; "snow-covered roads"; "a long snowy winter" [adj] marked by the presence of snow; "a white Christmas"; "the white hills of a northern winter" Synonyms | Synonyms for Snowy: achromatic | covered | snow-clad | snow-covered | snow-white | white Related Terms | Find terms related to Snowy: See Also | Snowy In Webster's Dictionary \Snow"y\, a.
1. White like snow. ``So shows a snowy dove trooping with
crows.'' --Shak.
2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. ``The snowy top of
cold Olympus.'' --Milton.
3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.
There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall
(1646).
{Snowy heron} (Zo["o]l.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea
candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and
southward to Chili; -- called also {plume bird}.
{Snowy lemming} (Zo["o]l.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus
torquatus}), which turns white in winter.
{Snowy owl} (Zo["o]l.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea
Scandiaca}, or {N. nivea}) common all over the northern
parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its
plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually
more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also
{white owl}.
{Snowy plover} (Zo["o]l.), a small plover ({[AE]gialitis
nivosa}) of the western parts of the United States and
Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and
portions of the head white.
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