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orophilous

orophilous adjective: liking a subalpine habitat.

Adjective

orophilous (comparative more orophilous, superlative most orophilous)

  1. Liking a subalpine habitat.

Forms of orophilous

comparativemore orophilous
superlativemost orophilous

Origin of orophilous

From oro- (“mountains”) + -philous (“love”).

Questions about orophilous

What does orophilous mean?
Orophilous means liking a subalpine habitat.
What part of speech is orophilous?
Orophilous is an adjective.

Words near orophilous in the dictionary

  1. oropharyngoscopies
  2. oropharyngoscopy
  3. oropharynx
  4. oropharynxes
  5. orophilic
  6. orophilous
  7. orophyte
  8. orophytes
  9. Oropom
  10. Oropouche fever
  11. Oroqen

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