Holarctic

Holarctic
Holarctic Hol"arc*tic, a. [Holo- + arctic.] Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif. (Zo["o]geography), designating a realm or region including the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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