Cor·dil·le·ra Cen·tral

(kôr′dĭl-yĕr′ə sĕn-träl′, -dē-yĕ′rä)

1. A discontinuous series of mountain ranges in the northern Andes between the Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Oriental.

2. A mountain range of central Dominican Republic.

3. A mountain range of northern Luzon, Philippines.

4. A mountain range of south-central Puerto Rico.

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Cor•di•lle•ra Cen•tral

(ˌkɔr ðiˈyɛ rɑ sɛnˈtrɑl)
n.

1. a mountain range in Colombia: part of the Andes. Highest peak, Huila, 18,700 ft. (5700 m).

2. a mountain range in the Dominican Republic. Highest peak, 10,414 ft. (3174 m).

3. a mountain range in N Peru, E of the Marañón River: part of the Andes.

4. a mountain range in Luzon, Philippines. Highest peak, 9606 ft. (2928 m).

5. a mountain range in central Puerto Rico. Highest peak, 4389 ft. (1338 m).

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5937 (US); Cordillera Central, vertiente occidental, volcan del Purace, 4000 m s.m., 24-VII-1943, Cuatrecasas 14709 (UC).

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GOMEZ-HOYOS et al., (2012) made the first report of myasis in frogs from the Cordillera Central of Colombia, in which an individual of Pristimantis thectopternus (LYNCH, 1965) was parasitized by a larvae of a Sarcophagid species.

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The Philippine Lily is an endangered flower that thrives only in the high altitudes of the Cordillera Central Mountains while the Ilang-Ilang of Luzon is treasured for its striking splendor and exceptionally delicate scent.

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Nuevo registro del murcielago palido Phylloderma stenops (Phyllostomidae); en el valle alto del rio Magdalena, Colombia

During the encounter, Domingo Abreu Collado, a member of the Dominican Republic's Asamblea Nacional Ambiental (ANA), told local community media that there is a geological formation along the island known as the central mountain range or cordillera central that comprises 20% of its entire territory where around 30 large mining companies are searching for gold, silver, and copper and are seeking to obtain mining licenses from the government.

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