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.