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Neotropical
Ne·o·trop·i·cal
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ˌni
oʊˈtrɒp
ɪ
kəl
/
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nee-oh-
trop
-i-k
uh
l
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adjective
Biogeography
.
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
Origin:
1855–60;
neo-
+
tropical
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Neotropical
(ˌniːəʊˈtrɒpɪk
ə
l)
—
adj
of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of South America and North America south of the tropic of Cancer
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