neotropical

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adjective

Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.

OriginEnglish tropical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) →
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Meanings

neotropical1

adjectiveneotropical (comparative more neotropical, superlative most neotropical)

comparative more neotropical · superlative most neotropical

  1. biologyOccurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of the New World.

Neotropical2

adjectiveNeotropical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the Neotropic ecozone.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishtropic
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Englishtropical
  11. Englishneotropical

From neo- + tropical.

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Translations

Finnish neotrooppinen
  • neotrooppinenoccurring in tropical America
Polish neotropikalny
  • neotropikalnyoccurring in tropical America

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with neotropical

tropicaltopicalsubtropicalextratropicalmicroscopicalAfrotropicalallotropicaldystopicalmacroscopicalmisanthropicalpantropicalsemitropicalutopical
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Anagrams

percolationpicrolonate
Cite this entry
APA

neotropical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotropical

MLA

“neotropical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotropical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neotropical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neotropical.

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