Neotropical

[ nee-oh-trop-i-kuh l ]
/ ˌni oʊˈtrɒp ɪ kəl /

adjective Biogeography.

belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.

Origin of Neotropical

First recorded in 1855–60; neo- + tropical

Example sentences from the Web for neotropical

British Dictionary definitions for neotropical

Neotropical
/ (ˌniːəʊˈtrɒpɪkəl) /

adjective

of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of South America and North America south of the tropic of Cancer