Nearctic


Ne·arc·tic

adj \ˌnē-ˈärk-tik, -ˈär-tik\

Definition of NEARCTIC

: of, relating to, or being the biogeographic subregion that includes Greenland and North America north of tropical Mexico

First Known Use of NEARCTIC

1858

Rhymes with NEARCTIC

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