pogonip
[ pog-uh-nip ]
noun
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
Origin of pogonip
11860–65, Americanism;<Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; compare soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- valley)
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How to use pogonip in a sentence
The mountains of Nevada appear to be the favorite home of the pogonip.
Meteorology | Charles Fitzhugh Talman
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