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antarctic
adjective(ant-arc-tic)
of or relating to the south pole or to the region near it
antarctic
noun(ant-arc-tic)
the parallel of latitude that is approximately 661/2 degrees south of the equator and that circumscribes the southern frigid zone
antarctic
noun(ant-arc-tic)
minke whale
antarctic
noun(ant-arc-tic)
a large brownish toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) occurring in the Southern Ocean and sometimes caught commercially for food —called also Chilean sea bass
antarctic
geographical name(ant-arc-tic)
the region including Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the surrounding ocean
antarctic
geographical name(ant-arc-tic)
peninsula about 700 miles (1126 kilometers) long in western Antarctica south of the southern end of South America
antarctic
geographical name(ant-arc-tic)
islands and territories in the South Atlantic and in Antarctica administered by the British including South Orkney and South Shetland islands, the Antarctic Peninsula, and the Palmer Archipelago
antarctic
noun(ant-arc-tic)
an imaginary line that goes around the Earth near the South Pole
antarctic
geographical name(ant-arc-tic)
islands west of the northern end of the Antarctic Peninsula in the British Antarctic Territory
antarctic
geographical name(ant-arc-tic)
the ocean surrounding Antarctica including the southern parts of the South Atlantic, South Pacific, and Indian oceans especially south of about 60° south latitude

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