Tropic
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Either of the two parallels of latitude 2327′north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical. hot and humid. (noncomparative) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
Tropical
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A tropical plant.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to the tropics, the equatorial region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south.From or similar to a hot humid climate, e.g. tropical fruit, tropical weather.Rhetorically changed from its exact original sense; being of the nature of a trope; figurative; metaphorical.
Example sentence: People see me and they squeal like tropical birds or seals stranded on the beach.