Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neotropics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: neotrop-ics
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative spelling of neotropics.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English tropics English neotropics From neo- + tropics.

Derived Forms

neotropic neotropical

Questions

What does neotropics mean?: Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
Where does neotropics come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English tropics English neotropics From neo- + tropics.

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