Holarctic Syllabification: (Hol·arc·tic)Pronunciation: /hälˈärktik, hōˈlärk-, -ˈärtik/Definition of Holarctic adjective Zoology of, relating to, or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions combined. The two continents have been linked intermittently by the Bering land bridge, and the faunas are closely related. (as noun the Holarctic) the Holarctic region. Origin: late 19th century: from holo- 'whole' + ArcticHolarctic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Holarctic in the British & World English dictionary
