Palaearctic

/ (ˌpælɪˈɑːktɪk) /

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adjective

of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas

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Words nearby Palaearctic

palace revolution, Palacio Valdés, Palade, paladin, palaeanthropic, Palaearctic, palaeethnology, palaeo-, palaeoanthropology, palaeobotany, Palaeocene

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How to use Palaearctic in a sentence

Having shown this much we have next to deal with the peculiarities of the vast Palaearctic subregion.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
The entire number of Palaearctic families are, according to Newton, 67, and of the genera 323.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various
Towards the north the vegetation is palaearctic, and differs little in its composition from that of Germany, Russia and Siberia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various
Nor can it be convincingly asserted that the extra-Palaearctic Lumbricids are real indigenes of those—often tropical—countries.
Earthworms and their Allies|Frank E. Beddard

The mammal fauna of the Indian region of Asia is much more highly developed than that of the Palaearctic.
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