Definition of Palaeotropical in English:
Palaeotropical
(US Paleotropical)
adjectiveˌpeɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk(ə)lˌpalɪə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk(ə)lˌpālēəˈträpikəl
Botany 1Relating to or denoting a phytogeographical kingdom comprising Africa, tropical Asia, New Guinea, and many Pacific islands (excluding Australia and New Zealand).
Example sentencesExamples
- The tropical rainforests of Queensland have species with mainly Palaeotropical affinities.
- This five-year project, which started in mid-2003, is investigating the changes that took place in Palaeotropical terrestrial habitats towards the end of the Moscovian Age.
- 1.1Zoology Relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising the tropical parts of the Old World.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fifteen species of neotropical and three species of Paleotropical bats are known either to roost. in or to make tents in over 80 species of vascular plants.
- Although less intensively studied than Nearctic species, numerous Palearctic and Paleotropical species also utter flight calls.
- For a distribution to be Palaeotropical a taxon must occur in tropical regions on both continents in the Old World, i.e. in Africa and Asia.