Antarctogaean

adjective

Ant·​arc·​to·​gae·​an

variants or Antarctogean

(ˈ)ant‧¦ärktə¦jēən also -n‧¦tär-

: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises New Zealand and the Antarctic continent and islands compare notogaean

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Antarctogaea, Antarctogea, a biogeographic realm (from Latin antarcticus + New Latin -o- + -gaea, -gea) + English -an

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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