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palaeotropical

palaeotropical adjective: occurring in tropical Africa and Asia, i.e. the tropics of the Old World.

Adjective

palaeotropical (comparative more palaeotropical, superlative most palaeotropical)

  1. Occurring in tropical Africa and Asia, i.e. the tropics of the Old World.

Forms of palaeotropical

comparativemore palaeotropical
superlativemost palaeotropical

Origin of palaeotropical

From palaeo- + tropical.

Questions about palaeotropical

What does palaeotropical mean?
Palaeotropical means occurring in tropical Africa and Asia, i.e. the tropics of the Old World.
What part of speech is palaeotropical?
Palaeotropical is an adjective.

Words near palaeotropical in the dictionary

  1. palaeotopography
  2. palaeotranscriptomic
  3. palaeotributaries
  4. palaeotributary
  5. palaeotropic
  6. palaeotropical
  7. palaeotropics
  8. palaeotsunami
  9. palaeotsunamis
  10. palaeotype
  11. palaeotypes

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