pogonip
[ pog-uh-nip ]
/ ˈpɒg ə nɪp /
noun
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
Origin of pogonip
1860–65,
Americanism; < Shoshone
paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; compare
soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with
soγo- earth),
yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with
yaγun- valley)
Words nearby pogonip
pogo,
pogo stick,
pogonia,
pogoniasis,
pogonion,
pogonip,
pogonophoran,
pogrom,
pogson ratio,
pogy,
pohai
Example sentences from the Web for pogonip
The mountains of Nevada appear to be the favorite home of the pogonip.
Meteorology |Charles Fitzhugh Talman