Wallace Line

专有名词

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A faunal boundary line that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia.
    — There are numerous species of bulbul in India, yet there are also numerous species of bulbul in China, Southeast Asia, and thence all the way eastwards to the Wallace Line.

词形变化

the Wallace Line canonical

词源

From Wallace + line.
Named after Alfred Russel Wallace, who noticed this clear division during his travels through the East Indies in the 19th century.
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