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palearctic

pa·le·arc·tic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
    • /ˌpeɪ liˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pey-lee-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik or, esp. British, pal-ee-]
    • /ˌpeɪ liˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk or, esp. British, ˌpæl i-/

Definitions of palearctic word

  • adjective palearctic Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas. 1
  • adjective palearctic designating or of the biogeographic realm that includes Europe, parts of N Africa, and most of Asia 0

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Origin of palearctic

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; pale- + arctic

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Parts of speech for Palearctic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

palearctic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

palearctic usage trend in Literature

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