oreophilous

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adjective

Mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.

OriginLatin oreophilus →
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Meanings

adjectiveoreophilous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyMountain-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

  1. Latinoreophilus
  2. Englishoreophilous

From Latin oreophilus.

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Translations

German oreophil
  • oreophilmountain-loving
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APA

oreophilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oreophilous

MLA

“oreophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oreophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oreophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oreophilous.

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