Palaearctic

adjective

Palae·​arctic

variants or Palearctic

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: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, northern Arabia, and Africa north of the Sahara : Old World Holarctic

Word History

Etymology

pale- + arctic

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Rhymes for Palaearctic

• palearctic
• subantarctic
• antarctic
• holarctic
• subarctic
• arctic