单词 | Antarctic |
释义 | Antarctic/anˈtɑːktɪk![]() adjective 1Relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.This reduced the mixing of warm, tropical ocean water and cold, polar water causing the buildup of the Antarctic polar ice cap....
1.1 Botany Relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean.Lichens thus dominate the Antarctic flora both in terms of species diversity and in terms of total biomass....
noun (the Antarctic) The Antarctic region.Penguins are the most common birds in the Antarctic....
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos 'opposite to the north', from ant- 'against' + arktikos (see Arctic). Rhymes |
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