biogeographicaladj.
/ˌbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌdʒɪəˈɡrafɪkl/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊˌdʒiəˈɡræfɪk(ə)l/ = biogeographic adj.
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biogeographical1891
biogeographic1892
1891 Proc. 39th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 298 Their application should be made by the authors of bio-geographical maps.
1940 N. W. Timofeev-Ressovsky in J. Huxley New Systematics 73 Since Darwin much very extensive and ingenious work has been done in the field of evolutionary studies, using palaeontological, morphological, embryological, and biogeographical data.
1958 New Scientist 10 Apr. 12/2 The southern Pacific area presents several fascinating biogeographical problems.
2006 Science 19 May 1015/1 Microbial organisms can exhibit classical biogeographical patterns, such as provincialism and distance decay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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