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-tropic

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. -tropic (adjective combining form)
  2. tropic (noun)
  3. tropic (adjective)
  4. tropic (adjective)
  5. tropic bird (noun)
  6. Tropic of Cancer
  7. Tropic of Capricorn
  8. red-billed tropic bird (noun)
  9. red-tailed tropic bird (noun)
  10. white-tailed tropic bird (noun)
  11. yellow-billed tropic bird (noun)

-tropic

adj combining form

Definition of -TROPIC

1
: turning, changing, or tending to turn or change in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus <geotropic>
2
: attracted to or acting upon (something specified) <neurotropic>

Origin of -TROPIC

French -tropique, from Greek -tropos -tropous

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