cloud forest
noun
: a wet tropical mountain forest at an altitude usually between 3000 and 8000 feet (1000 and 2500 meters) that is characterized by a profusion of epiphytes and the presence of clouds even in the dry season
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This pans out to an extraordinary abundance of plant and animal species, rivers and waterfalls, forests, (the six types here include from cloud forests and mangroves), and memorable coastlines.
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AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
First is the resplendent quetzal, native to the cloud forests of Central America.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The cloud forest, as it’s called, is home to sweeping fields of wild orchids as well as tribes of wild pigs and monkeys.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Robert Macfarlane visited three rivers, starting with the River of the Cedars in an Ecuadorian cloud forest, recently threatened by mining companies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
First is the resplendent quetzal, native to the cloud forests of Central America.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
The cloud forest, as it’s called, is home to sweeping fields of wild orchids as well as tribes of wild pigs and monkeys.
—Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025
Robert Macfarlane visited three rivers, starting with the River of the Cedars in an Ecuadorian cloud forest, recently threatened by mining companies.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025
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“Cloud forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20forest. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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