Indo-Malayan
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Indo-Malayan
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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I term these respectively the Indo-Malayan and the Austro-Malayan divisions of the Archipelago.
From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel
They are Indo-Malayan ferns with creeping rhizomes and long-stalked, fan-shaped, forked, leathery fronds.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
It is found in the Indo-Malayan region generally.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Fansler, Dean Spruill
“Wallace’s line” dividing the Indo-Malayan and Austro-Malayan sub-regions is frequently transgressed in the range of Malayan insects.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The common monkey, Macacus cynomolgus, which is found in all the Indo-Malayan islands, and has spread from Java through Bali and Lombock to Timor.
From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel
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