Palearctic
See also: palearctic
English
editEtymology
editCoined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 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
editPalearctic
- (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)
Alternate forms
editTranslations
editOne of the major ecozones of the world
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See also
edit- Palearctic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia