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Equatorial

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tropicalnounOf or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
pantropic(biology) Relating to, or affecting many types of tissue
pantropical(biology) Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America.
tropicnoun(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

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polarnoun(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.

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tropicnoun(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
tropicalnounOf or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.
pantropical(biology) Occurring in tropical areas on all the major continents, i.e. in Africa, Asia and America.
pantropic(biology) Relating to, or affecting many types of tissue
equatornoun(geography, often “the Equator”) An imaginary great circle around Earth, equidistant from the two poles, and dividing earth's surface into the northern and southern hemispheres.
rainnoun(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud.
the(with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others.
cheknounA Hong Kong foot.
mediannoun(statistics) A number separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, population, or probability distribution. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values.
guineannounSomeone from Guinea or of Guinean descent.
eritreanounA country in East Africa, on the Red Sea. Capital: Asmara.
ecuadornounA country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.
guineanounA country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Guinea.
mangrovenounAny of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle).
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equatorwardtoward the equator
equinoctialnoun(astronomy) Of or relating to the spring or autumnal equinox.
intertropicalBetween or within the tropics.

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