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superarctic

superarctic adjective: designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.

Adjective

superarctic (not comparable)

  1. (historical, rare) Designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.

Origin of superarctic

From super- + arctic.

Questions about superarctic

What does superarctic mean?
Superarctic means designating a zone of vegetation occurring above the heather line, which forms one of six such zones in the British Isles and is characteristic of the highest areas of Scotland.
What part of speech is superarctic?
Superarctic is an adjective.

Words near superarctic in the dictionary

  1. superarachnoid
  2. superarbiter
  3. superarbiters
  4. superarcane
  5. superarchaic
  6. superarctic
  7. superarrival
  8. superarrivals
  9. superarrogant
  10. superaspirin
  11. superaspirins

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