arctogeal

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/ˌɑɹk təˈdʒi ə/

adjective

Of or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions, as opposed to Notogea, the rest.

OriginAncient Greek ἄρκτος →
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Meanings

adjectivearctogeal (not comparable)

alternative Arctogeal · alternative arctogaeal

  1. not comparablebiogeographyOf or relating to the Arctogea, a biogeographical division comprising the holarctic and paleotropical regions, as opposed to Notogea, the rest.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄρκτος
  2. Englisharctogeal

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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APA

arctogeal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctogeal

MLA

“arctogeal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctogeal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arctogeal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arctogeal.

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