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- Tropic of Cancer
n : a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator
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tropic : either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics
tropic : relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); "tropical islands"; "tropical fruit"
tropic : of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; "tropical weather"
Tropic of Capricorn : a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator
tropic bird : mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
Cancer : type genus of the family Cancridae
Cancer : (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer
cancer : any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
Cancer : a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
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