"sky island" meaning in All languages combined

See sky island on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sky islands [plural], sky-island [alternative], skyisland [alternative]
Etymology: From sky + island. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sky|island}} sky + island Head templates: {{en-noun}} sky island (plural sky islands)
  1. A mountain habitat isolated by surrounding lowlands of a dramatically different environment. Wikipedia link: sky island Categories (place): Mountains
    Sense id: en-sky_island-en-noun-8AeIy1I5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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