circumpolar
[sur-kuh m-poh-ler]
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adjective
around or near a pole, as of the earth.
Origin of circumpolar
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This is not, like Ursa Major, or like Cassiopeia, said to be "circumpolar."
The Story of the HeavensRobert Stawell Ball
In Miocene times they were abundant, and of many species in circumpolar regions.
EvolutionJoseph Le Conte
"They are the highest mountains in the circumpolar regions," replied Barbican.
All Around the MoonJules Verne
Cassiopeias chaire, a circumpolar constellation having a fancied resemblance to a chair.
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book IEdmund Spenser
As regards the Arctic and Antarctic regions, the continuity or circumpolar distribution of the shore fishes is well established.
circumpolar
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circumpolar
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