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neotropics

neotropics noun: tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.

Noun (1)

neotropics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.

Noun (2) capitalized: Neotropics

Neotropics pl (plural only)

  1. (alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative spelling of neotropics.

Forms of neotropics

alternative formNeotropics

Origin of neotropics

From neo- + tropics.

Words formed from neotropics

Questions about neotropics

What does neotropics mean?
Neotropics means tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
What part of speech is neotropics?
Neotropics is a noun.

Words near neotropics in the dictionary

  1. neotropical
  2. neotropical silverside
  3. neotropical silversides
  4. Neotropical spiny rat
  5. Neotropical spiny rats
  6. neotropics
  7. neottiophilid
  8. neottiophilids
  9. neotypal
  10. neotype
  11. neotypes

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