PalaearcticPalearcticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpalɪˈɑːktɪk/,

/ˌpeɪlɪˈɑːktɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpeɪliˈɑrktɪk/,

/ˌpeɪliˈɑrdɪk/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Palaearctic, 1800s– Palearctic.

β. 1800s– Palaeoarctic, 1800s– Paleoarctic.

Also with lower-case initial or with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, Arctic adj.

Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + Arctic adj. With sense A. 1 compare Nearctic adj. and palaeotropical adj.

A. adj.

1. Designating a biogeographical region which includes the cold and temperate zones of the Old World (i.e. Europe, North Africa, and Asia north of the Himalayas); of, relating to, or inhabiting this region. Cf. holarctic adj., Nearctic adj. and n., palaeotropical adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical

Hudsonian1835

Nearctic1858

neotropical1858

Palaearctic1858

palaeogean1858

palaeotropical1858

tropicopolitan1858

subregional1870

neotropic1877

Notogaean1879

Indogaean1885

Ornithogaean1890

Pontic1891

Notogaeic1896

ecogeographical1939

ecogeographic1951

the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adjective] > eastern > northern region of eastern hemispheres

Palaearctic1858

1858 P. L. Sclater in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 135 I think we may consider Africa, north of the Atlas, Europe and Northern Asia, to form one primary division of the earth's surface, for which the name Palæarctic or Northern Palæogean Region would be best applicable.

1879 Globe Encycl. V. 52/1 The fauna of the Persian plateau is of the desert type, with a large admixture of Palæarctic forms.

1902 Geogr. Jrnl. 20 397 The Northern Somaliland..showed in its fauna, especially near the coast, strong signs of a palæarctic or better mediterranean influence.

1974 Environmental Conservation 1 7/2 Huge numbers of palaearctic birds overwinter in the savanna zones south of the Sahara.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xvi. 285/2 The Palearctic Region of northern Europe and Asia contains only 14 families of primary freshwater fishes.

2. Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology. Usually in forms palaeoarctic, paleoarctic. Of or relating to the Arctic region during prehistoric times, or the human cultures characteristic of it; spec. (with capital initial) designating or relating to a prehistoric cultural tradition of northern Eurasia and north-western North America between about 8,500 b.c. and 6,000 b.c., marked by a characteristic microblade stone technology.

ΚΠ

1952 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 82 42/1 She [sc. Astrid Cleve-Euler] tried to identify the Komsa people with ‘the palaeoarctic race from which the Lapps have been supposed to be descended’.

1973 World Archaeol. 4 310 The palaeo-arctic mammals which played a part in prehistoric man's economy, all show a distinct correlation of bone to flesh weight.

1999 E. J. Dixon Bones, Boats & Bison 165 The second major cultural development is called the American Paleoarctic tradition... The hallmark of this cultural tradition is microblade technology that appears to persist continuously from circa 10,500 B.P. until sometime well after 8,000 B.P.

B. n.

With the. The Palaearctic biogeographical region.

ΚΠ

1876 A. R. Wallace Geogr. Distribution of Animals II. 88 (table) Range beyond the Region... Tropical regions and S. Palæarctic.]

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 939/1 Several writers had suggested the advisability of regarding the southern portion of the Palæarctic as a distinct region.

1957 P. J. Darlington Zoogeogr. vii. 438 The Palearctic is north-temperate with an arctic fringe.

1992 Coleopterists Bull. 46 110 He also commented on the curiously disjunct distribution of P. elegans—in the Palaearctic only in western Europe, but also in the Nearctic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palaearctic
释义	PalaearcticPalearcticadj.n. Brit. /ˌpalɪˈɑːktɪk/, /ˌpeɪlɪˈɑːktɪk/, U.S. /ˌpeɪliˈɑrktɪk/, /ˌpeɪliˈɑrdɪk/ Forms: α. 1800s– Palaearctic, 1800s– Palearctic. β. 1800s– Palaeoarctic, 1800s– Paleoarctic. Also with lower-case initial or with capital initial in the second element. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: palaeo- comb. form, Arctic adj. Etymology: < palaeo- comb. form + Arctic adj. With sense A. 1 compare Nearctic adj. and palaeotropical adj. A. adj. 1. Designating a biogeographical region which includes the cold and temperate zones of the Old World (i.e. Europe, North Africa, and Asia north of the Himalayas); of, relating to, or inhabiting this region. Cf. holarctic adj., Nearctic adj. and n., palaeotropical adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [adjective] > biogeographical Hudsonian1835 Nearctic1858 neotropical1858 Palaearctic1858 palaeogean1858 palaeotropical1858 tropicopolitan1858 subregional1870 neotropic1877 Notogaean1879 Indogaean1885 Ornithogaean1890 Pontic1891 Notogaeic1896 ecogeographical1939 ecogeographic1951 the world > the earth > region of the earth > hemisphere > [adjective] > eastern > northern region of eastern hemispheres Palaearctic1858 1858 P. L. Sclater in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 2 135 I think we may consider Africa, north of the Atlas, Europe and Northern Asia, to form one primary division of the earth's surface, for which the name Palæarctic or Northern Palæogean Region would be best applicable. 1879 Globe Encycl. V. 52/1 The fauna of the Persian plateau is of the desert type, with a large admixture of Palæarctic forms. 1902 Geogr. Jrnl. 20 397 The Northern Somaliland..showed in its fauna, especially near the coast, strong signs of a palæarctic or better mediterranean influence. 1974 Environmental Conservation 1 7/2 Huge numbers of palaearctic birds overwinter in the savanna zones south of the Sahara. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xvi. 285/2 The Palearctic Region of northern Europe and Asia contains only 14 families of primary freshwater fishes. 2. Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology. Usually in forms palaeoarctic, paleoarctic. Of or relating to the Arctic region during prehistoric times, or the human cultures characteristic of it; spec. (with capital initial) designating or relating to a prehistoric cultural tradition of northern Eurasia and north-western North America between about 8,500 b.c. and 6,000 b.c., marked by a characteristic microblade stone technology. ΚΠ 1952 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 82 42/1 She [sc. Astrid Cleve-Euler] tried to identify the Komsa people with ‘the palaeoarctic race from which the Lapps have been supposed to be descended’. 1973 World Archaeol. 4 310 The palaeo-arctic mammals which played a part in prehistoric man's economy, all show a distinct correlation of bone to flesh weight. 1999 E. J. Dixon Bones, Boats & Bison 165 The second major cultural development is called the American Paleoarctic tradition... The hallmark of this cultural tradition is microblade technology that appears to persist continuously from circa 10,500 B.P. until sometime well after 8,000 B.P. B. n. With the. The Palaearctic biogeographical region. ΚΠ 1876 A. R. Wallace Geogr. Distribution of Animals II. 88 (table) Range beyond the Region... Tropical regions and S. Palæarctic.] 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 939/1 Several writers had suggested the advisability of regarding the southern portion of the Palæarctic as a distinct region. 1957 P. J. Darlington Zoogeogr. vii. 438 The Palearctic is north-temperate with an arctic fringe. 1992 Coleopterists Bull. 46 110 He also commented on the curiously disjunct distribution of P. elegans—in the Palaearctic only in western Europe, but also in the Nearctic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1858
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