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amphioceanic

amphioceanic adjective: that inhabits two oceans (typically the Arctic and North Atlantic or North Pacific).

Adjective

amphioceanic (not comparable)

  1. That inhabits two oceans (typically the Arctic and North Atlantic or North Pacific)

Origin of amphioceanic

From amphi- + oceanic.

Questions about amphioceanic

What does amphioceanic mean?
Amphioceanic means that inhabits two oceans (typically the Arctic and North Atlantic or North Pacific).
What part of speech is amphioceanic?
Amphioceanic is an adjective.

Words near amphioceanic in the dictionary

  1. amphinectid
  2. amphinectids
  3. amphinomid
  4. amphinomids
  5. amphinucleolus
  6. amphioceanic
  7. Amphion
  8. amphioxi
  9. amphioxus
  10. amphioxuses
  11. amphipath

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