Antarctic
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Antarctic/anˈtɑːktɪk/
▶adjective relating to the south polar region or Antarctica.
– origin ME: from OFr. antartique or L. antarcticus, from Gk antarktikos ‘opposite to the north’, from ant- ‘against’ + arktikos (see Arctic).
'Antarctic' also found in these Oxford entries:
ant-
- emperor penguin
- frigid zone
- icefish
- leopard seal
- macaroni penguin
- midnight sun
- ocean
- seven
- subantarctic
