monticolous

monticolous /mon-tikˈə-ləs/

adjective

Mountain-dwelling

ORIGIN: L monticola a mountain-dweller, from mōns, montis mountain, and colere to inhabit

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monticolous, a. rare^—0.

(mɒnˈtɪkələs)

[Formed as prec. + -ous.]

Living or growing on mountains.

Mayne Expos. Lex. Syd. Soc. Lex.