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Notogaea

American

[noh-tuh-jee-uh] / ˌnoʊ təˈdʒi ə /

Or Notogea

noun

a biogeographical division comprising the Australian region.

Notogaea British

/ ˌnəʊtəˈdʒiːə /

noun

a zoogeographical area comprising the Australasian region Compare Arctogaea Neogaea

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Other Word Forms

Notogaeal adjective
Notogaean noun
Notogaeic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Notogaea

< New Latin < Greek nóto ( s ) the south + gaîa earth, land

Example Sentences

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For the same year, 1868, we have to mention Huxley, whose Arctogaea and Notogaea are nothing less than the reconstructed main masses of land of the Mesozoic period.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

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