Tropicalianadj.n.

Brit.

/trɒpᵻˈkeɪlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌtrɑpəˈkeɪljən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Either (i) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greek τροπικός , ἅλς , -an suffix; tropical adj., -ian suffix.

Etymology: Either < ancient Greek τροπικός tropic adj.¹ + ἅλς sea (see halo- comb. form¹; with reference to marine fauna) + -an suffix, or perhaps < tropical adj. + -ian suffix. Compare Tropicalia , noun (see definition), which was used by Gill from 1879 or earlier. Compare also Arctalian adj., Notalian adj.

Zoology. Now rare.

Designating a zoogeographical realm (Tropicalia) comprising the warmer seas of the world, and the fauna of this realm. Also as n.: this region or its fauna. Cf. Arctalian adj., Notalian adj.Taken as comprising the seas extending to the isocrymes of 68°F (20°C) on each side of the equator.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [adjective] > belonging to Tropicalia

Tropicalian1877

1877 T. N. Gill in Nation (N.Y.) 19 July 43/1 A primary combination of the marine faunas is most natural under the categories of tropicalian, arctalian, and notalian, while the temperate ones are rather the complexes of the bounding regions.

1883 T. Gill in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington (1885) 2 33 The primary marine regions or realms would, therefore, be (1) the Arctalian, (2) the Pararctalian, (3) the Tropicalian, (4) the Notalian, and (5) the Antarctalian.

1921 Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 14 No. 1. 121 The other includes both coasts of the Gulf of California, and extends thence southward to Guatemala and is known as the ‘Mazatlanic Fauna’, a subdivision of the Tropicalian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tropicalian
释义	Tropicalianadj.n. Brit. /trɒpᵻˈkeɪlɪən/, U.S. /ˌtrɑpəˈkeɪljən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Either (i) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Or perhaps (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greek τροπικός , ἅλς , -an suffix; tropical adj., -ian suffix. Etymology: Either < ancient Greek τροπικός tropic adj.¹ + ἅλς sea (see halo- comb. form¹; with reference to marine fauna) + -an suffix, or perhaps < tropical adj. + -ian suffix. Compare Tropicalia , noun (see definition), which was used by Gill from 1879 or earlier. Compare also Arctalian adj., Notalian adj. Zoology. Now rare. Designating a zoogeographical realm (Tropicalia) comprising the warmer seas of the world, and the fauna of this realm. Also as n.: this region or its fauna. Cf. Arctalian adj., Notalian adj.Taken as comprising the seas extending to the isocrymes of 68°F (20°C) on each side of the equator. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [adjective] > belonging to Tropicalia Tropicalian1877 1877 T. N. Gill in Nation (N.Y.) 19 July 43/1 A primary combination of the marine faunas is most natural under the categories of tropicalian, arctalian, and notalian, while the temperate ones are rather the complexes of the bounding regions. 1883 T. Gill in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington (1885) 2 33 The primary marine regions or realms would, therefore, be (1) the Arctalian, (2) the Pararctalian, (3) the Tropicalian, (4) the Notalian, and (5) the Antarctalian. 1921 Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci. 14 No. 1. 121 The other includes both coasts of the Gulf of California, and extends thence southward to Guatemala and is known as the ‘Mazatlanic Fauna’, a subdivision of the Tropicalian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1877
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