neotropicsn.

Brit.

/ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpᵻks/, U.S.

/ˌnioʊˈtrɑpɪks/

Forms: also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + the plural of tropic n. (see sense 2b s.v.). Compare earlier neotropical adj., neotropic adj.

The tropical and subtropical parts of the New World; spec. the neotropical zoogeographical region or phytogeographical realm (see neotropical adj.).

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1925 Amer. Naturalist 59 268 In every family it was found possible to assume a holarctic dispersal, except for one recently evolved group, the brachycephalids, which still reside in their ancestral home, the neotropics.

1946 Sci. Monthly Apr. 379/1 Quite naturally the tropics fall into two broad divisions: the Neotropics and the Old World tropics.

1977 Lindbergia 4 45 Meteoropsis sect. Meteoridium..is raised to generic status and consists of a single species, M. remotifolium.., which is widespread throughout the neotropics.

1991 Birder's World Oct. 6/1 In a recent discussion about problems that birds are facing, the Neotropics came up quickly. Neotropical migrants, those birds that breed in North America and winter in the Neotropics..are in serious trouble.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neotropics
释义	neotropicsn. Brit. /ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpᵻks/, U.S. /ˌnioʊˈtrɑpɪks/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, tropic n. Etymology: < neo- comb. form + the plural of tropic n. (see sense 2b s.v.). Compare earlier neotropical adj., neotropic adj. The tropical and subtropical parts of the New World; spec. the neotropical zoogeographical region or phytogeographical realm (see neotropical adj.). ΚΠ 1925 Amer. Naturalist 59 268 In every family it was found possible to assume a holarctic dispersal, except for one recently evolved group, the brachycephalids, which still reside in their ancestral home, the neotropics. 1946 Sci. Monthly Apr. 379/1 Quite naturally the tropics fall into two broad divisions: the Neotropics and the Old World tropics. 1977 Lindbergia 4 45 Meteoropsis sect. Meteoridium..is raised to generic status and consists of a single species, M. remotifolium.., which is widespread throughout the neotropics. 1991 Birder's World Oct. 6/1 In a recent discussion about problems that birds are facing, the Neotropics came up quickly. Neotropical migrants, those birds that breed in North America and winter in the Neotropics..are in serious trouble. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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