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Palearctic

LC control no.sh2006000268
Geographic headingPalearctic
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Geographic subdivision usagePalearctic
Variant(s)Palaearctic
See alsoEcological zones
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Found inWork cat.: Tyrberg, T. Pleistocene birds of the Palearctic, 1998.
Web. 3 (palaearctic or palearctic: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region or subregion that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayas, northern Arabia, and Africa north or the Sahara)
WordiQ.com, Jan. 10, 2006 (The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth surface; physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone. It includes the terrestrial ecoregions of Europe, Asia north of the Himalaya foothills, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula)
American heritage dictionary (Palearctic: of or relating to the biogeographic region that includes Europe, the northwest coast of Africa, and Asia north of the Himalaya mountains, especially with respect to distribution of animals)