paleotropical

paleotropical
/pay'lee oh trop"i keuhl/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/, adj. Biogeog.
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
[1855-60; PALEO- + TROPICAL]

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