palaeogeanpaleogeanadj.

Brit.

/ˌpaliːə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/,

/ˌpeɪliːə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/, U.S.

/ˈˌpeɪlioʊˈdʒiən/

Forms: 1800s– palaeogean, 1900s– palaeogaean, 1900s– paleogean (chiefly North American).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, Greek γαῖα , γῆ , -an suffix.

Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + ancient Greek γαῖα, γῆ the earth (see geo- comb. form) + -an suffix. Perhaps compare hypogean adj.

1. Biology. Of or relating to the Old World or Eastern hemisphere considered as a biogeographical region.

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 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 135 Africa, north of the Atlas, Europe and Northern Asia, to form one primary Zoological division of the earth's surface, for which the name Palæarctic or Northern Palæogean Region would be best applicable.

1897 Geogr. Jrnl. 9 73 The Humid Subregion..differs from the North Temperate chiefly in the non-existence of the numerous northern Palæogean types found there.

1990 Invertebr. Taxon. 4 397 The known palaeogean species of Eurhopalothrix thus now total 24, including those previously described from Melanesia, Australia and Polynesia.

2. Of or relating to the earth in the remote or geological past. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1865 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms (ed. 2) 347 Palæogean, belonging to the former conditions of the earth's surface as revealed by geology, as distinct from the existing terraqueous aspects as described by geography.

1936 Astounding Stories June 129/1 Of Earthly minds there were some from the winged, star-headed, half-vegetable race of Paleogean Antarctica.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palaeogean
释义	palaeogeanpaleogeanadj. Brit. /ˌpaliːə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/, /ˌpeɪliːə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːən/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˈdʒiən/ Forms: 1800s– palaeogean, 1900s– palaeogaean, 1900s– paleogean (chiefly North American). Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, Greek γαῖα , γῆ , -an suffix. Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + ancient Greek γαῖα, γῆ the earth (see geo- comb. form) + -an suffix. Perhaps compare hypogean adj. 1. Biology. Of or relating to the Old World or Eastern hemisphere considered as a biogeographical region. 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 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 135 Africa, north of the Atlas, Europe and Northern Asia, to form one primary Zoological division of the earth's surface, for which the name Palæarctic or Northern Palæogean Region would be best applicable. 1897 Geogr. Jrnl. 9 73 The Humid Subregion..differs from the North Temperate chiefly in the non-existence of the numerous northern Palæogean types found there. 1990 Invertebr. Taxon. 4 397 The known palaeogean species of Eurhopalothrix thus now total 24, including those previously described from Melanesia, Australia and Polynesia. 2. Of or relating to the earth in the remote or geological past. Now rare. ΚΠ 1865 D. Page Handbk. Geol. Terms (ed. 2) 347 Palæogean, belonging to the former conditions of the earth's surface as revealed by geology, as distinct from the existing terraqueous aspects as described by geography. 1936 Astounding Stories June 129/1 Of Earthly minds there were some from the winged, star-headed, half-vegetable race of Paleogean Antarctica. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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