Arctogea

Or Arc·to·gae·a

[ahrk-tuh-jee-uh]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Arctogean adjective
• Arctogaean adjective
• Arctogeal adjective
• Arctogaeal adjective
• Arctogeic adjective
• Arctogaeic adjective

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 gê “land, earth”); Arctic