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- of or relating to the south polar region or Antarctica（与）南极地区（有关）的; （与）南极洲（有关的）。
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- Botany of, relating to, or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising New Zealand, southern parts of Chile and Argentina, and islands in the South Atlantic and southern Indian Ocean【植】（与）南极带（有关）的; 南极带的。
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the Antarctic
- the Antarctic region南极地区。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French antartique or Latin antarcticus, from Greek antarktikos 'opposite to the north'， from ant- 'against' + arktikos （see ARCTIC）.