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heteroscian logo #22641dweller of a temperate zone
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Heteroscian

Heteroscian logo #21002• (n.) One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward).
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Heteroscian

Heteroscian logo #20972Het`er·os'cian noun [ Greek ...; ... other + ... shadow: confer French hétéroscien .] One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the...
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