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holarctic

Hol·arc·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ho-lahrk-tik, -ahr-tik, hoh-]
    • /hɒˈlɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk, hoʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ho-lahrk-tik, -ahr-tik, hoh-]
    • /hɒˈlɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk, hoʊ-/

Definitions of holarctic word

  • adjective holarctic belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions. 1
  • noun holarctic (biology) Distributed in a geographic range around the North Pole; restricted to arctic regions. 1
  • adjective holarctic of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions 0
  • adjective holarctic designating or of the zoogeographic region consisting of both the Nearctic and Palearctic realms 0

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Origin of holarctic

First appearance:

before 1883
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1883; hol(o)- + arctic

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Parts of speech for Holarctic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

holarctic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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