Antarctogaean
adjective
Ant·arc·to·gae·an
variants or Antarctogean
(ˈ)ant‧¦ärktə¦jēən also -n‧¦tär-
: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic realm that comprises New Zealand and the Antarctic continent and islands compare notogaean
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Antarctogaea, Antarctogea, a biogeographic realm (from Latin antarcticus + New Latin -o- + -gaea, -gea) + English -an
First Known Use
1904, in the meaning defined above