circumboreal

circumboreal
circumboreal [sʉr΄kəm bôr′ē əl]
adj.
of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia

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cir·cum·bo·re·al (sûr'kəm-bôrʹē-əl, -bōrʹ-) adj.
Distributed or occurring chiefly throughout the boreal regions of North America and Eurasia. Used especially of plants.

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