Definitions
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- adjective Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics.
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- adjective Situated beyond, or outside of, the
tropics . - adjective Having an excessively tropical
temperature ; warmer than the tropics.
Etymologies
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ultra- + tropical
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Examples
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The species is adapted to warm, humid areas, from near-tropical (for example southern Florida) to ultratropical.
Chapter 5 1983
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