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amphitropical

amphitropical adjective: that lives north or south of the equator, but not in the tropics.

Adjective

amphitropical (not comparable)

  1. That lives north or south of the equator, but not in the tropics
    Synonyms:
    biantitropical

Synonyms of amphitropical

Origin of amphitropical

From amphi- + tropical.

Questions about amphitropical

What does amphitropical mean?
Amphitropical means that lives north or south of the equator, but not in the tropics.
What part of speech is amphitropical?
Amphitropical is an adjective.

Words near amphitropical in the dictionary

  1. amphitrites
  2. amphitropal
  3. amphitrophic
  4. amphitrophy
  5. amphitropic
  6. amphitropical
  7. amphitropism
  8. amphitropous
  9. amphitropously
  10. amphitryon
  11. amphitryonic

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