Nearcticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌniːˈɑːktɪk/, U.S.

/niˈɑr(k)tɪk/,

/niˈɑrdɪk/

Forms: 1800s– Nearctic, 1800s– Neoarctic (now rare). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Arctic adj.

Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Arctic adj.; apparently coined by P. L. Sclater (see quot. 1858 at sense A.). Compare Palaearctic adj.

A. adj.

Designating a biogeographical region which includes North America south to the Mexican plateau, with Greenland; of, relating to, or inhabiting this region. Cf. holarctic adj., neotropical adj., Palaearctic adj.This term is used chiefly in zoology; the form Neoarctic is now rare and confined mainly to botany.

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the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical

Hudsonian1835

Nearctic1858

neotropical1858

Palaearctic1858

palaeogean1858

palaeotropical1858

tropicopolitan1858

subregional1870

neotropic1877

Notogaean1879

Indogaean1885

Ornithogaean1890

Pontic1891

Notogaeic1896

ecogeographical1939

ecogeographic1951

1858 P. L. Sclater in Proc. Linn. Soc., Zool. 2 136 The northern, or Nearctic region, extending down the centre of the table-land of Mexico.

1882 American 5 188 The opinion already expressed, that the ‘Nearctic’ fauna..could not be considered as a fauna.

1883 Nature 26 Apr. 606 The combined Neoarctic and Palæarctic regions.

1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 91 281 Carnivores and rodents, essentially neotropical but with some nearctic forms.

1938 Science 88 410/2 This mosquito is neoarctic in its distribution.

1989 Entomologist 108 174 This phenomenon occurred in three nearctic species of Osmia.

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 102 The behaviour is observed throughout the Palaearctic and Nearctic zones.

B. n.

With the: the Nearctic region.

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the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > biogeographical zone > specific

moose yard1800

tsetse district1851

tsetse country1853

fly-country1864

Notogaea1868

floral zone1870

Ornithogaea1874

Nearctic1877

fly-belt1894

fertile crescent1914

alterne1916

Wallacea1928

pollen zone1929

1868 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) II. 473 Two of the great zoological regions..the Neoarctic and Neotropical.]

1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) iv. 161 The Nearctic has been subdivided into four provinces.

1922 Science 30 June 706/2 For the next twelve years no record was added from the vast area of the Nearctic.

1970 F. M. Weesner in K. Krishna & F. M. Weesner Biol. Termites II. xi. 477 The Nearctic is generally defined as that area of the American continent lying north of the Tropic of Cancer (31° 37′N) and south of the Arctic Circle.

1990 Flora (Jena) 184 291 A comparison of sex ratios for 5 different species of arctic willow from 10 different sites in both the Palaeoarctic and Neoarctic shows an approximately 60:40 female to male sex-ratio.

1992 Coleopterists Bull. 46 110 Beetles resembling P. depressus–elegans occur in the Nearctic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nearctic
释义	Nearcticadj.n. Brit. /ˌniːˈɑːktɪk/, U.S. /niˈɑr(k)tɪk/, /niˈɑrdɪk/ Forms: 1800s– Nearctic, 1800s– Neoarctic (now rare). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: neo- comb. form, Arctic adj. Etymology: < neo- comb. form + Arctic adj.; apparently coined by P. L. Sclater (see quot. 1858 at sense A.). Compare Palaearctic adj. A. adj. Designating a biogeographical region which includes North America south to the Mexican plateau, with Greenland; of, relating to, or inhabiting this region. Cf. holarctic adj., neotropical adj., Palaearctic adj.This term is used chiefly in zoology; the form Neoarctic is now rare and confined mainly to botany. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical Hudsonian1835 Nearctic1858 neotropical1858 Palaearctic1858 palaeogean1858 palaeotropical1858 tropicopolitan1858 subregional1870 neotropic1877 Notogaean1879 Indogaean1885 Ornithogaean1890 Pontic1891 Notogaeic1896 ecogeographical1939 ecogeographic1951 1858 P. L. Sclater in Proc. Linn. Soc., Zool. 2 136 The northern, or Nearctic region, extending down the centre of the table-land of Mexico. 1882 American 5 188 The opinion already expressed, that the ‘Nearctic’ fauna..could not be considered as a fauna. 1883 Nature 26 Apr. 606 The combined Neoarctic and Palæarctic regions. 1938 Geogr. Jrnl. 91 281 Carnivores and rodents, essentially neotropical but with some nearctic forms. 1938 Science 88 410/2 This mosquito is neoarctic in its distribution. 1989 Entomologist 108 174 This phenomenon occurred in three nearctic species of Osmia. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 102 The behaviour is observed throughout the Palaearctic and Nearctic zones. B. n. With the: the Nearctic region. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > biogeographical zone > specific moose yard1800 tsetse district1851 tsetse country1853 fly-country1864 Notogaea1868 floral zone1870 Ornithogaea1874 Nearctic1877 fly-belt1894 fertile crescent1914 alterne1916 Wallacea1928 pollen zone1929 1868 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) II. 473 Two of the great zoological regions..the Neoarctic and Neotropical.] 1877 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (1879) iv. 161 The Nearctic has been subdivided into four provinces. 1922 Science 30 June 706/2 For the next twelve years no record was added from the vast area of the Nearctic. 1970 F. M. Weesner in K. Krishna & F. M. Weesner Biol. Termites II. xi. 477 The Nearctic is generally defined as that area of the American continent lying north of the Tropic of Cancer (31° 37′N) and south of the Arctic Circle. 1990 Flora (Jena) 184 291 A comparison of sex ratios for 5 different species of arctic willow from 10 different sites in both the Palaeoarctic and Neoarctic shows an approximately 60:40 female to male sex-ratio. 1992 Coleopterists Bull. 46 110 Beetles resembling P. depressus–elegans occur in the Nearctic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1858
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