neotropicadj.

Brit.

/ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpᵻk/, U.S.

/ˌnioʊˈtrɑpɪk/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, tropic adj.¹

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + tropic adj.¹ Compare earlier neotropical adj.

= neotropical adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical

Hudsonian1835

Nearctic1858

neotropical1858

Palaearctic1858

palaeogean1858

palaeotropical1858

tropicopolitan1858

subregional1870

neotropic1877

Notogaean1879

Indogaean1885

Ornithogaean1890

Pontic1891

Notogaeic1896

ecogeographical1939

ecogeographic1951

1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 161 Neotropic [region], including Central and South America.

1935 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 62 213 The neotropic D[repanolejeunea] inchoata..grows in irregular pale green patches.

1967 Science 6 Oct. 107/2 The Towneses estimate that 90 percent of the Neotropic species remain undescribed.

1993 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 80 2/1 Wolfe's..suggestion that the main division of early Tertiary floras was boreotropic and austrotropic, rather than the present-day Paleotropic and Neotropic, was very likely the case at least between North and South America.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neotropic
释义	neotropicadj. Brit. /ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpᵻk/, U.S. /ˌnioʊˈtrɑpɪk/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, tropic adj.¹ Etymology: < neo- comb. form + tropic adj.¹ Compare earlier neotropical adj. = neotropical adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical Hudsonian1835 Nearctic1858 neotropical1858 Palaearctic1858 palaeogean1858 palaeotropical1858 tropicopolitan1858 subregional1870 neotropic1877 Notogaean1879 Indogaean1885 Ornithogaean1890 Pontic1891 Notogaeic1896 ecogeographical1939 ecogeographic1951 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) 161 Neotropic [region], including Central and South America. 1935 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 62 213 The neotropic D[repanolejeunea] inchoata..grows in irregular pale green patches. 1967 Science 6 Oct. 107/2 The Towneses estimate that 90 percent of the Neotropic species remain undescribed. 1993 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 80 2/1 Wolfe's..suggestion that the main division of early Tertiary floras was boreotropic and austrotropic, rather than the present-day Paleotropic and Neotropic, was very likely the case at least between North and South America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1877
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