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Wallace's line — Zoogeog. an imaginary line that separates the Oriental and Australian zoogeographical regions and passes between Bali and Lombok, west of Celebes, and east of the Philippines. [1865 70; after A. R. WALLACE] * * * ▪ faunal boundary boundary… … Universalium
Australian — /aw strayl yeuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Australia, its inhabitants, or their languages. 2. Zoogeog. belonging to a geographical division comprising Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Celebes, the Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, and adjacent… … Universalium
Ethiopian — /ee thee oh pee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Ethiopia or to its inhabitants. 2. belonging to the part of Africa south of the equator. 3. Zoogeog. belonging to a geographical division comprising Africa south of the tropic of Cancer, the… … Universalium
Holarctic — /ho lahrk tik, ahr tik, hoh /, adj. Zoogeog. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions. [1883; HOL(O) + ARCTIC] * * * … Universalium
Indian — /in dee euhn/, n. 1. Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos. 2. any of the… … Universalium
oriental — orientally, adv. /awr ee en tl, ohr /, adj. 1. (usu. cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Orient, or East; Eastern. 2. of the orient or east; eastern. 3. (cap.) Zoogeog. belonging to a geographical division comprising southern Asia… … Universalium
palearctic — /pay lee ahrk tik, ahr tik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal ee /, adj. Zoogeog. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the… … Universalium
region — /ree jeuhn/, n. 1. an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth. 2. Usually, regions. the vast or indefinite entirety of a space or area, or something compared to one: the regions of the firmament; the regions … Universalium
