intermontane
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of intermontane
1800–10, < Latin inter- inter- + montānus, equivalent to mont- (stem of mōns ) mount 2 + -ānus -ane
Example Sentences
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Wide-spread.—Species in this category are those that are widely distributed in the western United States and that occur in Colorado in both the mountains and the lower more arid intermontane areas.
From Mammals of the Grand Mesa, Colorado by Anderson, Sydney
Others, as those of Nevada, are so old that they have been deeply dissected; their original form has been destroyed by erosion, and the intermontane depressions are occupied by wide plains of waste.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Desiccation of the intermontane parts of New Mexico, Arizona, and Chihuahua, left "marooned" populations of Sorex vagrans on suitable mountain ranges.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
The Gulf of California, which separates such a large portion of the Pacific border of Mexico from the main body of the republic, has the characteristics of a drowned intermontane or orogenic valley.
From North America by Russell, Israel C. (Cook)
Tributaries of the Columbia River system, especially the Clark Fork, provide a path for movement of lowland forms into intermontane basins of western Montana.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
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