"snowcloud" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snowclouds [plural]
Etymology: snow + cloud Etymology templates: {{compound|en|snow|cloud}} snow + cloud Head templates: {{en-noun}} snowcloud (plural snowclouds)
  1. (uncommon) Alternative form of snow cloud Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncommon Alternative form of: snow cloud
    Sense id: en-snowcloud-en-noun-tBBMZ2QV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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