neotropical
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- adjective
- /ˌniːəˈtrɒpɪkəl/
- Specialized
- Seasonal patterns of relative abundance for the eastern phoebe, a common Neotropical migrant.
- neotropical migrants
- neotropical birds
- neotropical species
Examples
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The populations of many species of neotropical migrants have declined, especially birds that summer in the eastern United States.
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Hall has observed a decrease among some bird populations in the virgin spruce stand as well, particularly the Neotropical migrants.
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Are most Neotropical countries heading toward full market-economy development?
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Not so the neotropical ants of the tribe Attini, which includes 11 genera.
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Cardinals, grosbeaks, and other neotropical migrants were resting and singing in the hedgerows.
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Pharmacosycea is the outgroup to all other figs and is strictly Neotropical.
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One Nearctic-Neotropical migrant that uses Delaware as a stopover is a type of sandpiper known as the red knot.
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The cerulean warbler is an example of a highly threatened Nearctic-Neotropical migrant whose summer breeding grounds have been known to include Delaware.
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Kirtland's warbler is a ground-nesting, Neotropical migrant that breeds in the early-successional jack.
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Many neotropical species are uniquely adapted to thrive in the lush environments of Central America.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neotropical comes from neo- ('new') and tropical ('tropical'). In biology the 'neo' part often points to the 'New World', meaning the Americas, so neotropical means 'from the tropical regions of the Americas', especially when we talk about plants and animals.