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Palearctic

Syllabification: (Pa·le·arc·tic)

(British Palaearctic)
Definition of Palearctic

adjective

Zoology
  • of, relating to, or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Eurasia north of the Himalayas, together with North Africa and the temperate part of the Arabian peninsula. The fauna is closely related to that of the Nearctic region. Compare with Holarctic.
  • (as noun the Palearctic) the Palearctic region.

Palearctic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Palearctic in the British & World English dictionary