Neogaea

British

/ ˌniːəʊˈdʒiːə /

noun

a zoogeographical area comprising the Neotropical region Compare Arctogaea Notogaea

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Etymology

Origin of Neogaea

C19: New Latin, from _neo- + _Gaea , from Greek gaia earth

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Sclater further brigaded the regions of the Old World as Palaeogaea and the two Americas as Neogaea, a fundamental mistake, justifiable to a certain extent only since he based his regions mainly upon the present distribution of the Passerine birds.

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