- heteroscian
- heteroscian /het-ər-oshˈi-ən/ noun(Gr skiā a shadow) a dweller in a temperate zone, whose noon-shadow is always thrown one way, either north or south• • •Main Entry: ↑heter-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Heteroscian — Het er*os cian, n. [Gr. ?; ? other + ? shadow: cf. F. h[ e]t[ e]roscien.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
