montane
pertaining to, growing in, or inhabiting mountainous regions.
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
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How to use montane in a sentence
Everybody except Barwood and Judge montane was either colonel, major, or captain.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 | VariousOther species trapped include the montane vole, long-tailed vole, and Colorado chipmunk.
Although ultra-montane, the Bishop of Orleans nobly condemns slavery.
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 | Adam GurowskiThe avifauna at Quoin Hill was a mixture of montane, submontane, and lowland species.
Birds from North Borneo | Max C. ThompsonCoffee is cultivated in the montane region; and cacao in the lower coast lands.
Commercial Geography | Jacques W. Redway
British Dictionary definitions for montane
/ (ˈmɒnteɪn) /
of or inhabiting mountainous regions: a montane flora
Origin of montane
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