Arctogaea
or Arc·to·ge·a
[ ahrk-tuh-jee-uh ]
/ ˌɑrk təˈdʒi ə /
noun
a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.
Origin of Arctogaea
1865–70; < New Latin, equivalent to
arcto- (< Greek
arkto- combining form of
árktos; see
arctic) +
gaea (< Greek
gaîa land, earth)
OTHER WORDS FROM Arctogaea
Arc·to·gae·an, Arc·to·ge·an, Arc·to·gae·al, Arc·to·ge·al, Arc·to·gae·ic, Arc·to·ge·ic, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for arctogaea
Arctogaea as a whole may be characterised by both negative and positive characters.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard