Definition of Wallacean in English:
Wallacean
adjectivewɒˈleɪsɪənˌwɑləˈsiən
Relating to or characteristic of the zoogeographical area of Wallacea, between the Oriental and Australian regions.
a valuable addition to our knowledge of the Wallacean biodiversity
Example sentencesExamples
- It began biological surveys of the Wallacean region in 1995.
- What about threatened species. ... honeyeaters, lorikeets and cockatoos, with Asian sunbirds, shrikes and flycatchers and Wallacean fruit doves and flowerpeckers?
- The Wallacean shortfall refers primarily to the inadequacy of our knowledge of the geographical distributions of species.
- In addition, we have such typically Wallacean species as the Ulysses butterfly.
- The Wallacean area has continued to be tectonically active with islands appearing and changing size.
Definition of Wallacean in US English:
Wallacean
adjectiveˌwɑləˈsiənˌwäləˈsēən
Relating to or characteristic of the zoogeographical area of Wallacea, between the Oriental and Australian regions.
a valuable addition to our knowledge of the Wallacean biodiversity
Example sentencesExamples
- The Wallacean area has continued to be tectonically active with islands appearing and changing size.
- The Wallacean shortfall refers primarily to the inadequacy of our knowledge of the geographical distributions of species.
- It began biological surveys of the Wallacean region in 1995.
- In addition, we have such typically Wallacean species as the Ulysses butterfly.
- What about threatened species. ... honeyeaters, lorikeets and cockatoos, with Asian sunbirds, shrikes and flycatchers and Wallacean fruit doves and flowerpeckers?