Palaearctic

Pa lae arc tic ▶adjective British spelling of Palearctic.

Palaearctic

Palaearctic |ˌpalɪˈɑːktɪk, ˌpeɪ - |(also chiefly US Palearctic ) ▶adjective Zoology relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising Eurasia north of the Himalayas, together with North Africa and the temperate part of the Arabian peninsula. The fauna is closely related to that of the Nearctic region. Compare with Holarctic. • (as noun the Palaearctic ) the Palaearctic region.