orophilous

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adjective

Liking a subalpine habitat.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveorophilous (comparative more orophilous, superlative most orophilous)

comparative more orophilous · superlative most orophilous

  1. biologyLiking a subalpine habitat.

Origin

From oro- (“mountain”) + -philous (“loving”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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