Indo-Malayan
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Indo-Malayan
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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They are Indo-Malayan ferns with creeping rhizomes and long-stalked, fan-shaped, forked, leathery fronds.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
It is found in the Indo-Malayan region generally.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler
Flora.—The vegetation is mostly of a tropical Indo-Malayan character—thick jungle with great trees covered with creepers and epiphytes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin is by no means recent, nor is it confined to European peoples alone; in one form or another it exists among Asiatic, Indian, and Indo-Malayan races.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
“Wallace’s line” dividing the Indo-Malayan and Austro-Malayan sub-regions is frequently transgressed in the range of Malayan insects.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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