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amphigean

amphigean adjective: extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.

Adjective

amphigean (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
    • amphigean species

Forms of amphigean

alternative formamphigaean

Origin of amphigean

From amphi- + Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) + -an. Compare hypogean and epigean.

Questions about amphigean

What does amphigean mean?
Amphigean means extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
What part of speech is amphigean?
Amphigean is an adjective.

Words near amphigean in the dictionary

  1. amphigamous
  2. amphigaster
  3. amphigasters
  4. amphigastria
  5. amphigastrium
  6. amphigean
  7. amphigene
  8. amphigenes
  9. amphigenesis
  10. amphigenetic
  11. amphigenous

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