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palearctic

American  
[pey-lee-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik, pal-ee-] / ˌpeɪ liˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk, ˌpæl i- /
or, especially British, paleoarctic

adjective

  1. Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of Arabia, and Asia north of the Himalayas.

Etymology

Origin of palearctic

First recorded in 1855–60; pale- + Arctic

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