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extratropics

extratropics noun: the middle latitudes beyond the tropics.

Noun

extratropics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The middle latitudes beyond the tropics.

Origin of extratropics

From extra- + tropics.

Questions about extratropics

What does extratropics mean?
Extratropics means the middle latitudes beyond the tropics.
What part of speech is extratropics?
Extratropics is a noun.

Words near extratropics in the dictionary

  1. extratropic
  2. extratropical
  3. extratropical cyclone
  4. extratropical cyclones
  5. extratropicalization
  6. extratropics
  7. extratubal
  8. extratubular
  9. extratubularly
  10. extratumoral
  11. extratympanic

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