palearctic

[ pey-lee-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik or, esp. British, pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ liˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- /

adjective

Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
Also paleoarctic.

Origin of palearctic

First recorded in 1855–60; pale- + arctic