Nearctic

Nearctic
Nearctic Ne*arc"tic, a. [Neo + arctic.] Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as the habitat certain species. [1913 Webster]

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