Holarctic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Holarctic
Example Sentences
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The genus, however, ranges all over the Holarctic Region, that is to say roughly, over Europe, Central and Northern Asia, and North America.
From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis
Chipmunks are small striped squirrels that inhabit the Holarctic Realm and that are found in similar niches in each of the three regions: Palearctic, western Nearctic, and eastern Nearctic.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.
The genus includes a small group of crane-flies with a Holarctic distribution, there being about six species in North America and two, or possibly three, in Europe.
From Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 by Alexander, Charles P.
Pigeons include the peculiar subgenus Dendroteron; while among smaller birds, warblers, tits and finches, all of an Eastern Holarctic type, constitute the common element in the avifauna.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
No less than ten other species of Accentor are known, all of which are confined to Central Asia and the Himalayan Mountains, and are therefore all Holarctic.
From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis
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