| 释义 |
‖ Ornithogæa Zoogeogr.|ɔːnaɪθəʊˈdʒiːə, -ˈgiːə|
[mod.L., f. Gr. ὄρνῑθο- bird- + γαῖα land.]
A proposed term for a division of the land surface of the earth, characterized by the existence of many peculiar birds, including formerly some gigantic species, and by the absence of Mammalia, except bats, seals, and whales. It corresponds to the New Zealand region of some authors. Hence ornithoˈgæan a.
1874P. L. Sclater in Manchester Sci. Lect. Ser. vi. v. 79 We may divide our earth..into four divisions..IV... Ornithogæa—Bird-land. 1899W. L. & P. L. Sclater Geogr. Mammals Introd. 11 Mr. Gill..has proposed a division of the Earth into nine ‘realms’... (8) The Ornitho-gæan (= New Zealand). |