neotropics

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noun

Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.

OriginEnglish tropics ← Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-) ← Proto-Hellenic *néwos →
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Meanings

neotropics1

nounneotropics pl (plural only)

alternative Neotropics

  1. pluralplural onlyTropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.

Neotropics2

nounNeotropics pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative spelling of neotropics.

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. Englishtropics
  8. Englishneotropics

From neo- + tropics.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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