tropicopolitan

adjective

trop·​i·​co·​pol·​i·​tan

¦träpəkō¦pälətᵊn

: inhabiting all tropical countries : occurring throughout the tropics

Word History

Etymology

tropic entry 1 + -opolitan (as in cosmopolitan)

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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