Nearctic

形容词 adj. 专有名词

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to the Nearctic ecozone. not-comparable
专有名词
  1. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the North American continent.

词源

词源 1
Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858. Compound of neo + arctic — New World arctic — in contrast to Palearctic (paleo- + Arctic), Old World arctic.
词源 2
Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858. Compound of neo + arctic — New World arctic — in contrast to Palearctic (paleo- + Arctic), Old World arctic.
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