Etymology

arctogeal

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Today it means: Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions, as opposed to Notogea, the rest. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἄρκτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἄρκτος
  2. English todayarctogeal

From translingual Arctogea + -al. Arctogea, coined in 1868 by Thomas Henry Huxley, is from Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos) (see Arctic) and γαῖᾰ (gaîă, “land, earth”).

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