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extratropical

extratropical adjective: occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.

Adjective

extratropical (not comparable)

  1. Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
  2. Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics.

Origin of extratropical

From extra- + tropical.

Words formed from extratropical

Phrases with extratropical

Words that rhyme with extratropical

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Questions about extratropical

What does extratropical mean?
Extratropical means occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes.
What part of speech is extratropical?
Extratropical is an adjective.

Words near extratropical in the dictionary

  1. extratracheal
  2. extratranscriptomic
  3. extratribal
  4. extratrigeminal
  5. extratropic
  6. extratropical
  7. extratropical cyclone
  8. extratropical cyclones
  9. extratropicalization
  10. extratropics
  11. extratubal

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