Afrotropical

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UK/ˌæf.ɹəʊˈtɹɒp.ɪ.kəl/US/ˌæf.ɹoʊˈtɹɑp.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

Belonging to the Afrotropic ecozone.

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Meanings

adjectiveAfrotropical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBelonging to the Afrotropic ecozone.

    Objective 3 included the incorporation of several thousand additional specimens into the web-accessible, Afrotropical tephritid database (M. De Meyer and I. White) and the revision of Afrotropical dacines (White).

    2022 September 6 (last accessed), United States Department of Agriculture, “Archived copy”, in AFRICAN TEPHRITIDAE: INVASIVE SPECIES THREATENING U.S. FRUIT & VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2023

Origin

Translations

Portuguese afrotropical
  • afrotropicalbelonging to the Afrotropic ecozone
Spanish afrotropical
  • afrotropicalbelonging to the Afrotropic ecozone

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Afrotropical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrotropical

MLA

“Afrotropical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrotropical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afrotropical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afrotropical.

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