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palaeotropics

palaeotropics noun: the tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.

Noun

palaeotropics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.

Origin of palaeotropics

From palaeo- + tropics.

Questions about palaeotropics

What does palaeotropics mean?
Palaeotropics means the tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.
What part of speech is palaeotropics?
Palaeotropics is a noun.

Words near palaeotropics in the dictionary

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

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