PALAEARCTIC

Meaning of PALAEARCTIC in English

[ ˌpalɪ'α:ktɪk , ˌpeɪ- ]

(also chiefly US Palearctic )

■ adjective Zoology of or denoting a region comprising Eurasia north of the Himalayas, together with North Africa and the temperate part of the Arabian peninsula.

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PALAEARCTIC — adjective or pale·arctic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: pale- + arctic : of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region …
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PALAEARCTIC — Palaearctic BrE AmE ˌpæl i ˈɑːkt ɪk ◂ ˌpeɪl- AmE \ ˌpeɪl i ˈɑːrkt ɪk ◂ -ˈɑːr t̬ -
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PALAEARCTIC — adj. Zool. of the Arctic and temperate parts of the old world. [PALAEO- + ARCTIC]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PALAEARCTIC — adj. Zool. of the Arctic and temperate parts of the old world. [ PALAEO- + ARCTIC ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PALAEARCTIC — adj. Zool. of the Arctic and temperate parts of the old world. Etymology: PALAEO- + ARCTIC
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PALAEARCTIC — палеарктический
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PALAEARCTIC — палеарктический
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VOLE — I. ˈvōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, probably from voler to fly, from Middle French — more at volley …
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MEDITERRANEAN — I. |medətə|rānēən, -nyən adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin mediterraneus, from medi- + -terraneus (from terra land); in other …
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MANCHURIAN — I. -ēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Manchuria + English -an 1. : of, relating to, or native to Manchuria …
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THAUMETOPOEA — ˌthȯmətōˈpēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from thaumat-, thauma miracle + -o- + -poiia (from poiein to …
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STAUROPUS — ˈstȯrəpəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from stauro- + -pus : a genus of chiefly Palaearctic medium-sized dull-colored moths …
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PALEARCTIC — Usage: usually capitalized variant of palaearctic
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HOLARCTIC — (ˈ)häl, (ˈ)hōl+ adjective Etymology: hol- + arctic 1. : of or relating to the arctic regions 2. usually capitalized : …
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EURYGAEAN — |yu̇rə|jēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin Eurygaea Palaearctic region (from eury- + -gaea ) + English -an : …
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EURASIATIC — (|)yu̇r, yər+ adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Eurasia, Europe and Asia as one continent, after Asia: English Asiatic 1. …
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EREMIAN — ə̇ˈrēmēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Greek erēmia solitude, desert + English -an : of, relating to, or constituting a …
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PALEARCTIC — ■ adjective chiefly US variant spelling of Palaearctic .
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HOLARCTIC — [ hə(ʊ)'lα:ktɪk ] ■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Origin …
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ARCTOGAEAN — [ ˌα:ktə'dʒi:ən ] ( US Arctogean ) ■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting the zoogeographical area Arctogaea, comprising the …
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WIGEON — also spelled Widgeon, any of four species of dabbling ducks (family Anatidae), popular game birds and excellent table fare. The …
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PERISSODACTYL
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LEPIDOPTERAN
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GREBE — Slavonian, or horned, grebe (Podiceps auritus) order name Podicipediformes, member of an order of diving birds containing a single family, …
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FAUNAL REGION — also called Zoogeographic Region, any of six or seven areas of the world defined by animal geographers on the basis …
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BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
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HOLARCTIC REGION — one of the six major land areas of the world defined on the basis of its characteristic animal life. It …
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ASIA — world's largest and most diverse continent, covering about 30 percent of the land area on Earth. The mainland is situated …
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SPALACIDAE — Palaearctic mole rats
Animal names in Latin and English vocab
HAEMATOPUS OSTRALEGUS OSTRALEGUS — PALAEARCTIC OYSTERCATCHER
Ornitho-Birds English vocab
REGION — 1) область, регион; зона, район 2) отдел тела, область тела • - elbow regions - link region - abdominal region - acceptance region - Amazonian region - animal …
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