English
Etymology
Prefix "neo-" (from greek 'neos'= "new") and "tropical" (from greek 'tropikos', referring to where the length of the day equals that of the night)
Adjective
- Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of "the new world". Used in biology, pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.
See also
palaeotropical
pantropical
neotropics
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