antarctic

The definition of Antarctic is anything that is closely located or related to the South Pole.

(adjective)

An example of an animal that may be Antarctic is the penguin.

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See antarctic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or near the South Pole or the region around it

Origin: ME antarik < OFr antartique < L antarcticus < Gr antarktikos, southern < anti-, opposite + arktikos, arctic

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