Palearctic
See also: palearctic
English edit
Etymology edit
Identified by British zoologist Philip Sclater as one of six general groupings of fauna, based on shared bio-geography and large-scale geographic barriers to migration.
Derived from paleo- + Arctic in contrast to neo- + Arctic (Nearctic), in reference to the Northern ("Arctic") portions of the Old World and the New World respectively.
Proper noun edit
Palearctic
- (geography, biogeography) One of the major ecozones of the world, covering Europe, the old USSR territories, part of North Africa, and North Asia including the Himalaya foothills.
See also edit
- palearctic (adjectival form)
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Translations edit
One of the major ecozones of the world
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See also edit
- Palearctic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia