Arctogaean

adjective

Arc·​to·​gae·​an

variants or Arctogean

¦arktə¦jēən

or less commonly Arctogaeal or Arctogeal

-ēəl

: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises the Holarctic, Ethiopian, and Oriental regions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Arctogaea, Arctogea, a biogeographic realm (from arct- + -gaea, -gea) + English -an

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