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English
Etymology
From Latin oreophilus.
Adjective
oreophilous (not comparable)
- (chiefly taxonomy) Mountain-loving; tending to inhabit mountains.
1984, Entomological Revue:An oreophilous species occuring 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.
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