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oreophilous

oreophilous adjective: mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.

Adjective

oreophilous (not comparable)

  1. Mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.
    • An oreophilous species occuring^([sic]) in the Hissar Range in the zone from 1800 m above sea level (Kvak area in upper reaches of Kondara ravine) to 3350 m above sea level. It is evidently endemic to the fauna of Tajikistan.1984, Entomological Revue

Origin of oreophilous

From Latin oreophilus.

Questions about oreophilous

What does oreophilous mean?
Oreophilous means mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.
What part of speech is oreophilous?
Oreophilous is an adjective.

Words near oreophilous in the dictionary

  1. oreoline
  2. oreological
  3. oreologist
  4. oreologists
  5. oreology
  6. oreophilous
  7. oreopithecid
  8. oreopithecids
  9. oreos
  10. oreoselin
  11. oreosomatid

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