different between tropics vs palaeotropics

tropics

English

Noun

tropics

  1. plural of tropic

Noun

tropics pl (plural only)

  1. (geography) The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.

Synonyms

  • tropical zone
  • torrid zone

Related terms

  • tropical

Translations

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palaeotropics

English

Etymology

palaeo- +? tropics

Noun

palaeotropics pl (plural only)

  1. The tropics of "the old world", the tropical areas of both Africa and Asia. Used in biology (rare), pertaining to area of geographical occurrence.

See also

  • neotropics
  • palaeotropical

Anagrams

  • posteroapical

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