extralimital

[ ek-struh-lim-i-tl ]

adjective

1. not found within a given geographical area:

   an extralimital species of bird.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extralimital¹

First recorded in 1870–75; extra- + limit + -al ¹

Example Sentences

The peripatetic sea eagle wasn’t 2021’s only extralimital.

From New York Times

The extralimital range is also sometimes given, but the terms "northward," "southward," and "westward" are more frequently employed, signifying an indefinite range in those directions beyond the limits of the Manual.

From Project Gutenberg

Three families are, indeed, mainly extralimital in their position, viz: Yuman, the great body of the tribes of which family inhabited the peninsula of Lower California; Piman, which has only a small representation in southern Arizona; and the Coahuiltecan, which intrudes into southwestern Texas.

From Project Gutenberg

Such an extension of its plan was, indeed, almost necessary, since a number of important families, largely represented in the United States, are yet more largely represented in the territory to the north, and no adequate conception of the size and relative importance of such families as the Algonquian, Siouan, Salishan, Athapascan, and others can be had without including extralimital territory.

From Project Gutenberg