Palearctic

See also: palearctic

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Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as one of the six general groupings of fauna, based on shared biogeography and large-scale geographic barriers to migration. Derived from paleo- +‎ Arctic in contrast to neo- +‎ Arctic (Nearctic), in reference to the Northern ("Arctic") portions of the Old World and the New World respectively.

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the Palearctic

  1. (geography, biogeography) One of the major ecozones of the world, covering Europe, the former territories of the USSR, part of North Africa, and North Asia including the Himalaya foothills.

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