Definitions | pantropical |
| adjective
- Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America, in 'all' the tropical regions. Used in biology, pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.
Etymology: Prefix "pan-" (greek 'pas', 'pantos'= "all") and "tropical" (from greek 'tropikos', referring to where the length of the day equals that of the night)
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