Meanings
palearctic1
comparative more palearctic · superlative most palearctic · alternative Palearctic
- Relating to the Palearctic.
Palearctic2
alternative Palaearctic
- biogeographyOne of the major ecozones of the world, covering Europe, the former territories of the USSR, part of North Africa, and North Asia including the Himalaya foothills.
Origin
palearctic · adjective
Adjectival form of Palearctic, mirroring the relation between Arctic and arctic.
Full word history & related roots →Palearctic · proper noun
Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as one of the six general groupings of fauna, based on shared biogeography and large-scale geographic barriers to migration. Derived from paleo- + Arctic in contrast to neo- + Arctic (Nearctic), in reference to the Northern ("Arctic") portions of the Old World and the New World respectively.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مِنْطَقَة قُطْبِيَّة شَمَالِيَّة قَدِيمَة
- مِنْطَقَة قُطْبِيَّة شَمَالِيَّة قَدِيمَةOne of the major ecozones of the world
Chinese Mandarin 古北區的 /古北区的
- 古北區的 /古北区的 (Gǔběiqū de)Relating to the Palearctic
Esperanto Palearktiso
- PalearktisoOne of the major ecozones of the world
French paléarctique, Paléarctique
- paléarctiqueRelating to the Palearctic
- PaléarctiqueOne of the major ecozones of the world
German paläarktisch, Paläarktis
- paläarktischRelating to the Palearctic
- PaläarktisOne of the major ecozones of the world
Hungarian palearktikus, Palearktisz
- palearktikusRelating to the Palearctic
- PalearktiszOne of the major ecozones of the world
Italian paleartico, paleoartico
- palearticoRelating to the Palearctic
- paleoarticoRelating to the Palearctic
Korean 구북구
- 구북구 (gubukgu)Relating to the Palearctic
Polish palearktyczny, Palearktyka
- palearktycznyRelating to the Palearctic
- PalearktykaOne of the major ecozones of the world
Portuguese paleártico, Paleártico
- paleárticoRelating to the Palearctic
- PaleárticoOne of the major ecozones of the world
Russian палеаркти́ческий, Палеа́рктика
- палеаркти́ческий (palearktíčeskij)Relating to the Palearctic
- Палеа́рктика (Paleárktika)One of the major ecozones of the world
Spanish Paleártico
- PaleárticoOne of the major ecozones of the world
Ukrainian Палеа́рктика
- Палеа́рктика (Paleárktyka)One of the major ecozones of the world
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Cite this entry
palearctic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palearctic
“palearctic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palearctic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palearctic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palearctic.
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