Arctogea

American  

[ahrk-tuh-jee-uh] / ˌɑrk təˈdʒi ə /

Or Arctogaea

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of Arctogea

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”); see origin at Arctic