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Arctogea

or Arc·to·gae·a

[ ahrk-tuh-jee-uh ]

noun

  1. a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions.


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Other Words From

  • Arcto·gean Arcto·gaean adjective
  • Arcto·geal Arcto·gaeal adjective
  • Arcto·geic Arcto·gaeic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Arctogea1

First recorded in 1865–70; from New Latin, equivalent to arcto- (from Greek arkto-, combining form of árktos “bear”) + -gea, variant of gaea, gaia (from Greek gaîa, poetic variant of “land, earth”); Arctic

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