Nearctic

[ nee-ahrk-tik, -ahr- ]

/ niˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr- /

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adjective Biogeography.

belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and Arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.

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Origin of Nearctic

First recorded in 1855–60; ne- + Arctic

Words nearby Nearctic

neap tide, near, near at hand, near beer, nearby, Nearctic, near-death experience, near-earth object, Near East, Nearer Tibet, nearest and dearest

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How to use Nearctic in a sentence

I have studied the baculum in chipmunks and in all the major supraspecific groups of Nearctic squirrels.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
The genus is confined to the Palaearctic and the Nearctic regions.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
The boundaries of the North American or Nearctic region have been sufficiently indicated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
In our part of the Holarctic, that is, the Nearctic, the familiar birds about us do not nest also in the tropical regions.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 2 [February 1901]|Various

As yet no remains have been found in the Nearctic Region, where Lemuroid remains occur so abundantly.
A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2)|Henry O. Forbes

British Dictionary definitions for Nearctic

Nearctic

/ (nɪˈɑːktɪk) /

adjective

of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of North America, north of the tropic of Cancer, and Greenland

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