Editing Intermontane (section)

{{Short description|Within mountainous regions}}
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'''Intermontane''' is a physiographic adjective [[wiktionary:compound#Adjective|formed from the prefix]] "[[wiktionary:inter-|inter-]]" (''signifying among, between, amid, during, within, mutual, reciprocal'') and the adjective "[[wiktionary:montane#Adjective|montane]]" (inhabiting, or growing in [[mountainous]] [[region]]s, especially cool, moist [[Highland (geography)|upland]] slopes below the [[tree line|timberline]]).

The corresponding ''physiographic'' noun is [[wikt:intermountain|intermountain]], while the noun ''intermontane'' is an ''ecologic'' noun meaning ''among, between, amid, or within "[[wiktionary:montane#Noun|flora and fauna of a montane]] [[habitat]].''"  As an example, an [[Climate of the Alps|alpine region]] would be an intermontane for a species that migrates between a [[glacial]] region and a [[subalpine]] region.{{Specify|an actual example needs identified|date=January 2010}}