monticolousadj.

Brit.

/mɒnˈtɪkələs/, U.S.

/mɑnˈtɪkələs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monticolus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin monticolus (1851 or earlier as a specific epithet; < classical Latin monticola mountain-dweller < monti- , alternative stem of mōns mount n.¹ + colere to inhabit: see -colous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French monticole, adjective (1543 in Middle French in general sense ‘living in the mountains’, 1832 in botanical use).

rare.

Living or growing on mountains.

ΚΠ

1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Monticolus, living or growing on mountains... Monticolous.

1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 715 The slaves [sc. ants] accompanying the specimens belong to a rather small, monticolous subvariety of F[ormica] subsericea.

1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 263 Others are campestrian or dwelling on the Great Plains, some monticolous or dwelling in mountains.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monticolous
释义	monticolousadj. Brit. /mɒnˈtɪkələs/, U.S. /mɑnˈtɪkələs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monticolus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin monticolus (1851 or earlier as a specific epithet; < classical Latin monticola mountain-dweller < monti- , alternative stem of mōns mount n.¹ + colere to inhabit: see -colous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French monticole, adjective (1543 in Middle French in general sense ‘living in the mountains’, 1832 in botanical use). rare. Living or growing on mountains. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Monticolus, living or growing on mountains... Monticolous. 1901 Amer. Naturalist 35 715 The slaves [sc. ants] accompanying the specimens belong to a rather small, monticolous subvariety of F[ormica] subsericea. 1944 Amer. Midland Naturalist 31 263 Others are campestrian or dwelling on the Great Plains, some monticolous or dwelling in mountains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1857
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