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palæotropical, a.|ˌpæliːəʊˈtrɒpɪkəl, ˌpeɪliː-| Also (chiefly U.S.) paleo-. [f. palæo-, paleo- + tropical.] Belonging to the tropical parts of the ‘Old World’ or eastern hemisphere, considered as a zoogeographical region.
1857P. L. Sclater in Jrnl. Proc. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) II. 138 æthiopian or Western Palæotropical Region. Ibid. 140 Indian or Middle Palæotropical Region. |