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adj. Occurring in tropical America, i.e. the tropics of "the new world".

adj. Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.

In zoögeog., belonging to that division of the New World which is not Nearctic: specifically applied by Sclater to one of six prime divisions of the earth's surface, and including all of America which is south of the Nearctic region.

"The Caribbean slope is a major migration route; neotropical and altitudinal migrants comprise about 30% of the avifauna, particularly against the foothills."

neotropics    pantropical    palaeotropical   

land-living    five-foot-long    leatherback    non-poisonous    three-foot-long