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Indogæan, a.|ɪndəʊˈdʒiːən, -ˈgiːən|
[f. mod.L. Indogæa, f. indo-1 + Gr. γαῖα the earth + -an.]
Of or pertaining to Indogæa, the zoological region (also called Indian) comprising India, China, the Eastern Peninsula, and the Indo-malayan archipelago, as far as Wallace's line.
1885Gill in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington II. 17 We see reason for admitting nine primary divisions of the earth's inland surface characterised by major associations of animals... (3) The Indogaean. Ibid. 19 The Indogaean realm. 1899W. L. & P. L. Sclater Geog. Mammals. |