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Afrotropical

/ˌæf.ɹəʊˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl//ˌæf.ɹoʊˈtɹɑp.ɪ.kəl/

Afrotropical adjective: belonging to the Afrotropic ecozone.

Adjective

Afrotropical (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the Afrotropic ecozone.
    • Objective 3 included the incorporation of several thousand additional specimens into the web-accessible, Afrotropical tephritid database (M. De Meyer and I. White) and the revision of Afrotropical dacines (White).2022 September 6 (last accessed), United States Department of Agriculture, “Archived copy”, in AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, archived from the...

Origin of Afrotropical

From Afro- + tropical.

Words that rhyme with Afrotropical

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Questions about Afrotropical

What does Afrotropical mean?
Afrotropical means belonging to the Afrotropic ecozone.
What part of speech is Afrotropical?
Afrotropical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Afrotropical?
Afrotropical is pronounced /ˌæf.ɹəʊˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/ (UK).

Words near Afrotropical in the dictionary

  1. afrothere
  2. afrotheres
  3. afrotherian
  4. afrotherians
  5. Afrotropic
  6. Afrotropical
  7. Afrotropics
  8. afrown
  9. AFRP
  10. AFRPs
  11. AFRS

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