adjective
or athe·ri·o·ge·an ə|thirēō|jēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Atheriogaea, Atheriogea Antarctogaea (from a- (II) + Greek thērion wild animal, animal — diminutive of thēr beast of prey, wild animal — + New Latin -gaea, -gea ) + English -an — more at fierce
: antarctogaean