Holarctic

American  

[ho-lahrk-tik, -ahr-tik, hoh-] / hɒˈlɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk, hoʊ- /

adjective

Zoogeography.

1. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.

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Holarctic British  

/ həʊˈlɑːktɪk /

adjective

1. of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions

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Etymology

Origin of Holarctic

First recorded in 1883; hol(o)- + Arctic

Example Sentences

E. meyeni is closely related to the two commonest Holarctic species of the genus, E. fluviatilis and E. m�lleri, which have been confused by several authors including Potts.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

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, 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

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

The molluscan fauna of the latter country is so closely connected with that of Europe, that it is quite impossible to elevate it to the rank of a sub-region of the Holarctic Region.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis