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extra-limital

extra-limital adjective: (of animals or birds) that occurs at a considerable distance beyond its normal range.

Adjective

extra-limital (not comparable)

  1. (of animals or birds) that occurs at a considerable distance beyond its normal range
    • They have been excluded from the taxonomic revision because they are currently considered as extra-limital to the study area.

Origin of extra-limital

From extra- + limital.

Questions about extra-limital

What does extra-limital mean?
Extra-limital means (of animals or birds) that occurs at a considerable distance beyond its normal range.
What part of speech is extra-limital?
Extra-limital is an adjective.

Words near extra-limital in the dictionary

  1. extra-innings
  2. extra-Italian
  3. extra-label
  4. extra-large
  5. extra-larges
  6. extra-limital
  7. extra-liturgical
  8. extra-long
  9. extra-marital
  10. extra-miler
  11. extra-milers

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